Kratu

Kratu

Kratu is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Kratu is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

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  • Kratu: one of the great ṛshis born from the mind of Brahmā, a prajāpati and the father of the sixty thousand Vālakhilyas. Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 17, 20, 72, 219; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapters 12, 24; Skandha 4, Chapter 1; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 1–2, 52; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 1, 5, 34; Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 104
  • Kratu (son of Puru): one of the six sons of Puru, son of Cākshusha Manu, by Āgneyī, and a brother of Aṅga, the father of Vena. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2

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