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Kashyapa Prajapati

deity Hindu single tradition · 1

Kashyapa Prajapati is a deity who granted boons to his two wives, Vinata and Kadru, to have children. He blessed them, leading to the birth of Aruna and Garuda (sons of Vinata) and the thousand Nāga serpent sons of Kadru. He bestowed the position of charioteer to Surya upon Aruna.

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in the Mahabharata epic.

Relationships

parent of
Garuda, Aruṇa
consort of
Kadru, Vinata
co occurs with
Sūrya, Nāgas, Rahu, Brahma

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Aruna (Hinduism)

Source passages

“According to this version, Kashyapa Prajapati's two wives Vinata and Kadru wanted to have children. Kashyapa granted them a boon.”

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