Gaya (son of Puru)

Gaya

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Gaya is one of the six sons of Puru and Āgneyī. His father Puru was a son of Cākshusha Manu, and his eldest brother Aṅga was the father of Vena. He is a different person from Gaya the son of Havirdhāna.

His family

Lomaharshaṇa the Sūta tells the munis the line of Cākshusha Manu. To Cākshusha Manu ten sons were born of Naḍvalā, the daughter of Vairāja Prajāpati: Kutsa, Purusha, Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavāk, Kavi, Agnishṭut, Atirātra, Sudyumna and Abhimanyu. From Puru (Purusha), Āgneyī bore six sons: Aṅga, Sumanas, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgiras and Gaya. From Aṅga, the daughter of Sunītha bore Vena, and from Vena’s right hand, churned by the ṛshis, Pṛthu arose.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2