Kauṇḍinya
Kauṇḍinya
Kauṇḍinya is a name used for more than one ṛshi in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Kauṇḍinya: a ṛshi whose āśrama stood at the Saṅgameśvara tīrtha, who laid a śāpa on the Hastimatī river to run dry in Kali Yuga. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapter 145
- Śīlā and Kauṇḍinya: the muni, husband of Śīlā, who broke the cord of the Ananta Vrata, lost all, and sought Bhagavān Ananta through the forest until he gained darśana. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 94
Named in passing
- Kauṇḍinya of the Sapta te mantra: the ṛshi named for this mantra in a table of mantras. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 19–21
- Kāṇḍinya, a gotra: named among the gotras in Brahmā‘s teaching that the human jāti is one. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 41