Kashyapa (Sanskrit kaśyapa) was an ancient sage (rishis), who is one of the Saptarshis in the present Manvantara; with others being Atri, V ashishtha, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Jamadagni, Bharadwaja [1] According to the Vedic Knowledge, he is the son of Marichi, one of the ten sons (Manasa-putras) of the Creator Brahma.
The Rishi are seers who know, and by their knowledge are the makers m akers of shastra and "see" all mantras. The word comes from the root rish Rishati-prapnoti sarvvang mantrang jnanena pashyati sangsaraparangva, etc. The seven great Rishi or saptarshi of the first manvantara are Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, and Vashishtha. In other manvantara there are other sapta-rshi. In the present manvantara the seven are Kashyap, Atr i, Vashishtha, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Bharadvaj. To the Rishi the Vedas were revealed. re vealed. Vyasa taught the Rigveda so revealed to P aila, the Yajurveda to Vaishampayana, the Samaveda to Jaimini, Atharvaveda to Samantu, and Itihasa and Purana to Suta. The three chief classes of Rishi R ishi are the Brah-marshi, born of the mind of Br ahma, the Devarshi of lower rank, and Rajarshi or Kings who became Rishis through their knowledge and austerities, such as Janaka, Ritaparna, etc. Thc Shrutarshi are makers o f Shastras, as Sushruta. The Kandarshi are of t he Karmakanda, such as Jaimini.
He was also the author of the treatise Kashyap Samhita, or ' Jivakiya Tantra, which is c onsidered, a classical reference book on Ayurveda especially in the fields of Ayurvedic pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics.[2] It can be safely assumed that there were many Kashyaps and the name indicates a status and not just one individual. Contents
1 Wives of Kashyap 2 Children of Kashyap 3 Kashyap in Sikhism 4 Kashyap and Kashmir 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links
Wives of Kashyap
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The Prajapati Daksha gave his thirteen daughters (Aditi, Diti, Kadru, Danu, Arishta, Surasa, Surabhi,
Vinata, Tamra, Krodhavaśā, Idā, Vishva and Muni *3+ in marriage to Kashyap.*4+
The following is a list of Kashyapa's wives:
Aditi Diti Danu Arishta Vinata Surasa
Krodhavaśā Tamra Kadru
Idā Vishva
Surabhi Muni
Children of Kashyap Main article: Suryavansh
He was the father of the Devas, Asuras, Nagas and all of humanity. He married Aditi, with whom he fathered Agni, the Adityas, and most importantly Lord Vishnu took his fifth Avatar as Vamana, the son of Aditi, in the seventh Manvantara.[5] With his second wife, Diti, he begot the Daityas. Diti and Aditi were daughters of King Daksha Prajapati and sisters to Sati, Shiva's consort. Kashyap received the earth, obtained by Parashurama's conquest of King Kartavirya Arjuna and henceforth, earth came to be known as "Kashyapi".
His sons from Aditi or Adityas (Sons of Aditi) were, Aṃśa, Aryaman, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Pūṣan, a
daughter Bhumidevi, Śakra, Savitṛ, Tvaṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Viṣṇu, and Vivasvat or Vivasvan,[3] who went on to start the Solar Dynasty (Suryavansha), which later came to be known as Ikshvaku dynasty, after his great grandson, King Ikshvaku, whose subsequent kings were, Kukshi, Vikukshi, Bana, Anaranya, Prithu, Trishanku, and finally King Raghu, who gave it the name, Raghuvansh (Dynasty of Raghu), and then further leading up to Lord Ram, the son of Dashrath.[6]
His sons from Diti were, Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha and a daughter Sinhika, who later became the wife of Viprachitti. Hiranyakashipu had four sons, Anuhlada, Hlada, Prahlada, and Sanhlada, who further extended the Daityas.[3]
Garuda and Aruna are the sons of Kashyap from his wife, Vinata [7]
The Nāgas (serpents) are his sons from Kadru. The Danavas are his sons from Danu. The Bhagavata Purana states that the Apsaras were born from Kashyap and Muni. Uttar Ramayana says Diti had a son named Maya who was the lord of Daityas[8]
In the family line of Kashyap, along with him t here are two more discoverers of Mantras, namely, his sons Avatsara and Asita. Two sons of Avatsara, namely, Nidhruva and Rebha, are also Mantra -seers. In the Manvantara period named 'Svarochisha', Kashyap was one of the seven Sages (saptarishi) for that manvantara. The Indian valley of Kashmir in the Himalayas is named after him. Kashyap in Sikhism
In Brahm Avtar composition present in Dasam Granth, Se cond Scripture of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh mentioned Rishi Kashyap, as second avtar of Brahma.[9] According to him, Rishi Kashyap had great knowledge of Vedas and interpreted it very thoughtfully to whole world which bring them internal relief.[10] He married with four wives, Banita, Kadru, Diti and Aditi and have many children out of them some remain religious (Deities) and other became irreligious (Demons).[11] Kashyap and Kashmir
The Valley of Kashmir got its name from Kashyap Rishi.[12] According to the Vedic Knowledge, the Kashmir valley was a vast lake called Satisaras, named afte r Sati or Parvati the consort of Shiva. The lake was inhabited by the demon Jalodbhav. The Nilamat Puran of the 7th ce ntury mentions the region being inhabited by two tribes - the Nagas and the Pisachas. The lake was drained off by leader of the Nagas called Ananta (Anantnag region of Kashmir is named after him) in order to capture and kill the demon. Ananta later names the valley as Kashyap-mira after his father Kashyap. Kalhana in Rajatarangini (The River of Kings) also mentions Prajapati Kashyap killing Jalodbhava with the help of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The lake was then drained and comes to be known as Kash-mira after the Rishi Kashyap.[13]
