Gaadhi

Gādhi
Gādhi
Personal
Religion	Vedism
Children	Viśvāmitra, Satyavatī (epic tradition)
Parents	Kuśika Aiṣīrathi (father);

Gādhi, historically known as Gāthin, was the father of Viśvāmitra. Gāthin Kauśika was a Rigvedic rishi and the author of two hymns in Mandala 3 of the Rigveda.[1] In later Hindu texts he is the king of Mahodayapura, and also the father of Satyavatī, the wife of R̥cīka.[2][3]

References

Stephanie Jamison (2015). The Rigveda –– Earliest Religious Poetry of India. Oxford University Press. p. 464. ISBN 978-0190633394.
Mani, Vettam (2015-01-01). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 271. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
Witzel, Michael (1995). "Ṛgvedic history: poets, chieftains and polities". In Erdosy, George (ed.). The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity. De Gruyter. p. 314.

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[1] Stephanie Jamison (2015). The Rigveda –– Earliest Religious Poetry of India. Oxford University Press. p. 464. ISBN 978-0190633394.

[2] Mani, Vettam (2015-01-01). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 271. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.

[:0-3] Witzel, Michael (1995). "Ṛgvedic history: poets, chieftains and polities". In Erdosy, George (ed.). The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity. De Gruyter. p. 314.