Kāla (son of Dhruva the Vasu)
Kāla, “time”
Kalā has other meanings too: see all meanings of Kalā.
Bhagavān Kāla is the son of Dhruva, one of the eight Vasus. The Brahma Purāṇa calls him lokaprakālana, the one by whom time is reckoned in the world.
His line
Lomaharshaṇa the Sūta tells the munis the offspring of Daksha‘s daughters. Of the ten daughters Daksha gave to Dharma, Vasu bore the Vasus. The eight famous Vasus are Āpa, Dhruva, Soma, Dhava, Anila, Anala, Pratyūsha and Prabhāsa. Dhruva’s son is Bhagavān Kāla, lokaprakālana. His cousins, the sons of the other Vasus, include Vaitaṇḍya, Śrama, Śānta and Muni, the sons of Āpa; Varcas, the son of Soma; Draviṇa, Hutahavyavaha, Śiśira, Prāṇa and Ramaṇa, the sons of Dhava; Manojava and Avijñātagati, the sons of Anila; and Kumāra, the son of Anala.
This Kāla is not Kāla the daitya, son of Hlada, who is named in the same chapter.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3