Jaratkāru
Jaratkāru
Jaratkāru is a name used for more than one person in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Jaratkāru: the ṛshi who vowed never to marry until his pitṛs asked for a son; he wed Vāsuki‘s sister and became the father of Āstīka. Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 2, Chapter 12; Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Āstīka Parva, Chapters 13–14; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 32
- Jaratkāru Nāgī: Vāsuki’s sister, wife of the ṛshi Jaratkāru and mother of Āstīka, who sent her son to stop the sarpa-yāga. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Āstīka Parva, Chapters 39–58; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 32