Kaṇāda
Kaṇāda · kaṇa-āda, “the one who lives on grains”
Kaṇāda is a mahāmuni named in the Bhavishya Purāṇa. Its Brahma Parva tells that he was born of an owl and yet became a mahāmuni, and gives him among those who show that tapas is the cause of brahmatva. Its Pratisarga Parva tells that his learned disciples defeated Pāṇini, who then set out on tīrtha-yātrā.
Born of an owl
The Brahma Parva says that Kaṇāda was the son of an owl. Though born of an owl, he could become a mahāmuni. So tapas is the cause of brahmatva, and with it saṃskāra too is a cause.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 42
His disciples and Pāṇini
The Pratisarga Parva tells that Sūta, answering the ṛshis, spoke of Pāṇini, the excellent son of Sāma. Defeated and shamed by the learned disciples of Kaṇāda, Pāṇini left on tīrtha-yātrā, drank the water of the Kedāra-kshetra and became intent on the dhyāna of Bhagavān Śiva.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapter 31
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 42; Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapter 31