Rishi kashyapa
Rishi kashyapa
Rishi kashyapa.
Kashyapa, as per the Puranic descriptions, is the father of the Devas, Asuras, Nagas and all of humanity. As per the description of the Mahabharata, he was the son of Marichi, one of the six mind-born sons (Maanasa-putras) of the Creator Brahma. Ramayana, on the other hand states that he was the youngest brother of Marichi. However, we can regard him either as the son or grandson of Brahma. In the later Puranas we find references to him in both ways.
The Indian valley of Kashmir in the himalayas is named after him. Legend states that the vale of Kashmir was a vast high altitude lake which was drained by Kashyap rishi, out of which the beautiful valley of Kashmir emerged, hence the name Kashyapmira which corrupted over time to become Kashmir.
Personal life.
The major contribution of Rishi Kashyapa in the field of knowledge is his treatise on Ayurveda called Kashyap Samhita, or Briddha Jivakiya Tantra, which is considered, a classical reference book in the fields of Ayuvedic Pediatrics, Gynecology & Obstetrics. It describes all the rituals to be followed from the birth of the baby and details the pre-natal, peri-natal and post-natal care or education. The traditional cure of snake bite is accredited to Kashyapa.
However, it is his family tree which is most interesting for it produced some of the most inspiring and powerful personalities of Indian mythology and history. The King Daksha Prajapati gave his thirteen daughters (Aditi, Diti, Kalaka, Danayus, Danu, Simhika, Khasa, Pradha, Vishva, Vinata, Kapila, Muni and Kadru) in marriage to Kashyapa. Apart from these thirteen, Kashypa had eight more wives (Puloma, Arishta, Surasa, Surabhi, Tamra, Krodhavasa, Ida and Nata). It is said that Lord Vishnu took his fifth incarnation in the form of Vamana or dwarf-shape, as the son of Kashyapa and Aditi, in the seventh Manvantara. With his second wife, Diti, Kashyapa begot the Daityas like Hiranyakashipu, Hiranaksha etc.
Family.
Sage Kashyap Rishi is one of the Seven Saptarshis in Hinduism. In Mahabharata and Puranas it has been said the Brahma had 6 sons, out of which ‘Marichi’ created Kashyap named Prajapati Putra
Sage Kashyapa or Kasyapa is an ancient sage and is regarded as the mind born son of Lord Brahma. Kashyapa Maharshi along with the other 6 rishis helped Lord Brahmadev in the creation of earth.
Sage Kashyapa is regarded as the father of the Devas, Asuras, Nagas and all of humanity.
Lineage of Sage Kashyap
Garuda and aruna are the sons of Kashyap from his wife, Vinata
With his first wife Aditi, he fathered Agni, the Adityas, and the Vamana avatar of Lord Vishnu.
His sons from Aditi or Adityas (Sons of Aditi) were, Aṃśa, Aryaman, Bhaga, Dhūti, Mitra, Pūṣan, a daughter Bhumidevi, Śakra, Savitṛ, Tvaṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Viṣṇu, and Vivasvat or Vivasvan, 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.
Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha and Sinhika were the children of Kashyapa with his second wife Diti.
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.
From his wife Vinata, he fathered Garuda and Aruna
It was Saint Kashyap, who asked Lord Parshuram to the Mahendra Mountain facing the Southern ocean, as he feared that he would lose all Kshatriyas. Lord Parashuram obeyed him, and he did not stay on earth since then. The earth was then called as “kashyapi” since then.
The famous ancient scripture Kashyap Samhita or Braddha Jivakiya Tantra was written by Kashyapa Rishi. It was revised by Vatsya. The treatise is written as a tutorial between the medical sage Kashyapa and his student named Vriddhajivaka, and mostly related to caring for babies and diseases of children.
Kashyapa Jnanakandah, or Kashyapa’s book of wisdom, is a 9th-century text of the Vaishnavism tradition.
Kaśyapa dharmasutra, likely an ancient text, but now believed to be lost. The text’s existence is inferred from quotes and citations by medieval Indian scholars.
Kaśyapa sangita, likely another ancient text, but now believed to be lost. A treatise on music, it is quoted by Shaivism and Advaita scholar Abhinavagupta, wherein he cites sage Kasyapa explanation on viniyoga of each rasa and bhava. Another Hindu music scholar named Hrdanyangama mentions Kashyapa’s contributions to the theory of alankara (musical note decorations).
- Rishi Kashyap raised thousands of people who could do cultural work.
- When the Kshatriyas were destroyed, the Brahmins were corrupted and the Vaishyas were profiteers, the sage Kashyap took all the three Varnas with him and revived the culture.
- Rishi Kashyap revived the Kshatriya, Brahmin and Vaishya races, restructured society by stabilizing human values.
- Raised the dead-footed racism in the true sense of the word.
Kashyap Samhita in field of kaumarbhritya, one of the eight branches of ayurveda, which deals with care and diseases of children.
It is a compendium based on the teachings of Acharya Kashyap, which was compiled by Vriddha Jivaka and redacted by Vatsya. Kaumarbhritya is the branch of ayurveda dealing with care of infants and children, diseases and treatment of Dhatri (wet nurse or care taker of child), milk, its qualities and treatment of milk related disorders and diseases due to bal grahas.
Kashyap samhita is divided into eight sthanas (sections) excluding Khila sthana.(sutra, nidana, vimana,shareer, indriya, chikitsa, siddhi and kalpa).
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The samhita stresses upon the importance of diet in children and terms it as `mahabhaishajya`.
Books written by him Kashyap Samhita or Braddha Jivakiya Tantra which are considered , a classical reference book on Ayurveda especially in fields of Ayurvedic Pediatrics, Gynecology & Obstetrics
Astrology became very helpful in determining a person’s past, future and present. From amongst all the astrologers, Saint Vedvyas and Kashyap held the great importance. They have developed several elements related to astrology. which are used in today’s world.
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