One of the Seven Sages in Hindu mythology, whose names denote exogamous clan "lineages" (gotra; exogamous clans allow members to...

  Who Is Vasishtha In Hindu Mythology? Gautama , Bharadvaja , Kashyapa , Bhrgu , Atri , and Vishvamitra are the other Seven Sages whose ...

  Vishvamitra is a king who visits the brahmin Vasishtha's woodland ashram with a contingent of retainers. When Vishvamitra asks for ...

  Menaka is a lovely heavenly girl/nymph/celestial maiden (apsara) who is a minion of Indra, the ruler of the gods, in Hindu mythology. Me...

     Kashyapa is the father of Garuda, the heavenly eagle who acts as the animal "vehicle" for the deity Vishnu, and the chief of ...

A ruler in Hindu mythology who is known for his honesty and sincerity. He has become a metaphor for someone who patiently bears unfair h...