Mārgapāla

Mārgapāla · mārga-pāla

The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that the seventh Vasu Pratyūsha, an aṃśa of Rudra, son of Atri, became famous as Nānaka, son of Mārgapāla, in the vaiśya jāti in the Pāñcāla country. Nānaka came to Rāmānanda and became his disciple.

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 17