Nānaka
Nānaka · nānaka, “Nānaka, son of Mārgapāla”
The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells of Nānaka in its account of the descent of the devatās in the Kali Yuga. It says that the seventh Vasu Pratyūsha, an aṃśa of Rudra, son of Atri, became famous as Nānaka.
His account
The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that the seventh Vasu Pratyūsha became famous as Nānaka, son of Mārgapāla, in the vaiśya jāti in the Pāñcāla country. Nānaka came to Rāmānanda and became his disciple. He brought the mlecchas under control and showed them the sūkshmamārga, the subtle path.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 17
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 17