Gaya (son of Vitatha)

Gaya

Gaya has other meanings too: see all meanings of Gaya.

Gaya is one of the five sons of Vitatha in the line of Pūru. His father Vitatha was the son born to King Bharata through Bharadvāja.

His family

Sūta tells the munis the line of Pūru. Bharata, the son of Dushyanta and Śakuntalā, lost his sons through their mothers’ śāpa. Bharadvāja, the son of Bṛhaspati, had him perform many yāgas, but for a son these proved vitatha, fruitless. Then from Bharadvāja a son was born to Bharata, and he was named Vitatha. As soon as Vitatha was born, Bharata went to svarga, and Bharadvāja crowned Vitatha and went to the forest.

Vitatha had five sons: Suhotra, Suhota, Gaya, Garga and Kapila.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13