chronology of vedic rishiparampara.appendix 2 pdf
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The vedic Guru/Rishi parampara and their branches are given ( in full) from Chathurvedasamhitha. This gives a comprehensive list and allows determination of Antiquity of veda.TRANSCRIPT
Chronology of vedic Rishiparampara
1 Kasyapagothra
Samaveda Poorvarchika
Samaveda Uthararchika
Yajurveda Atharvaveda Rgveda
1.Kasyapa 2 Asitha 3 Devala 4 Mareechi 5 Rebhasoonu 6 Nidhruvi 7 Avathsaara
1.Kasyapa 2 Asitha 3 Devala 4 Mareechi 5.Rebhan 6 Rebhasoonu 7 Nidhruvi 8 Avathsaara & Valsapree 9.Parvatha,Narada,Sikhandi and Apsara
1.Kasyapa 2.Devala 3. Avathsaara 4. Vathsaara Valsapree
1 Kasyapa 2.Mareechikasyapa 3 Rebhan
1.Kasyapa 2 Asitha 3 Devala 4Marichiputhra Kasyapa 5Bhoothamsakasyapa6 Rebhan 7 Rebhasoonu 8 Nidhruvi 9Avathsara 10Valsapree Bhaalandana 11 Vivyahaakasyapan 12 Two sikhandins –Parvatha,Narada are Kanwar.So are Apsara called Kaanwaas.
Marichi , and Maareechan are terms which deserves special mention. In Ramayana, it is said ,Maareecha was doing penance at the west coast of India , near a forest on seashore , and it was from there, Ravana brought him to lure Sita as a golden deer. Marichi is also the famous spice of western coast of India. Adiparva says (65.10; 66.4) that he is the son of Brahma and father of Kasyapa .Therefore Maareecha of Ramayana times is a person belonging to the Kasyapa/Marichi race of Brahmins .Harivansaparvam 186.22 says Marichi is a son born to Kasyapa in his wife Danu. Therefore, Marichi and Kasyapa were names adopted by both son and father in Kasyapa race of Rishis.
Asitha and Devala sometimes called as a single person Asithadevala , is engaged I a philosophical discourse with Rishi Jaigigashya (Salyaparvam 50.1; santhiparvam 229.4;275.1).According to Dronaparvam 62.11 ,Asitha was a king and was defeated by Maandhaathaa ( father of Muchukunda) .During Mahabharatha times also there lived a person called Asithan who wanted to marry Sathyavathi , before she was married to Emperor Santhanu (Santhiparvam 29.89)
Valsa (Vatsa) kingdom is very famous and the royal family of Valsa are from the ancient race of Anu , father of Hehaya,Thalajamgha ( Santhi.30.7)and is called Saryaathivansa . Kosala kings are called Valsa (Adiparva 186.22).Vathsara,Avathsara,Valsapree,Valsapree Bhalandana are belonging to this group of Hehaya,Yadava ,Saryathi genetic tree.In the family tree of Bhagavatham , of Yaduvansa, one can see Baapandana and Valsapree .
Vivahan is Vaayu which produce Sound (Naada) according to Santhiparva ( 336.27) The Mukhyapraana which is essential for uttering vedic hymns . Sikhandins or Chithrasikhandins are the saptharshi , children of Kasyapa and Apsara are also daughters of Kasyapa in Praatha.
2 Maithravaruni (Agastya andVasishta)
Sama Poorvarchika
Sama Uthararchika
Yajus Atharvam Rgveda
1.Vasishta 2 Gouriveethi ,son of Sakthi 3.Sakthi 4 vasishtaputhra Indrapramithi 5 Parasara son of sakthi 6 varshagana 7 vasishtamrideeka 8 manyurvasishta 9 bhrigurvaaruni 10 dridachyutha agasthya 11 varuni sathyadruthi 12 bhuvana aaptha(saptharshi) 13 vasukrith vimada
1.Vasishta 2 Gouriveethi ,son of Sakthi 3.Parasara son of sakthi 4. varshagana 5Upamanyurvasishta 6. bhrigurvaaruni Jamadagnibargava 7.Viswakarmo Bouvani Pavithrovasishto bouva Bhuvanaapthan, saadhanan, Bhouvanan(saptharshi)
1.Vasishta 2 Gouriveethi 3.Parasara 4 Agasthya 5Lopamudra 6varunan 7vaaruni 8Kumarahaareetha 9.Viswakarma son of Bhuvana (saptharshi) 10vasuyu
1.Vasishta 2 Sakthi 3.Briguraatharvana Briguamgirasa 4Chaathanan 5 Vasuyu
1.Vasishta 2 Mrileeko vasishta 3Manyu 4Briguvaruni&Jamadagni 5dridachyutha agasthya 6Idmavaha dridachyutha 7 varuni sathyadruthi 8 Agasthya 9 Lopamudra 10Mother of Agastya’s wife 11 Kumara agneya vasishta 12 krishna,dyumnika and Priyamedhaa 13 Viswakarmabhouvana (Bharadwaja,kasyapa, Gouthama,Athri, Viswamithra,Jamadagni, Vasishtaas and Pavithravaasishta) 14 pavithra 15 vasukrovaasishta Vasukarno vasukra Vasukra aindraa 16 vimada
14 Pratha 15 dwitha aaptha 16 thritha aaptha
8.Thritha aaptha
11 Thritha 12 Chithra
indraprajapathyo 17 prathovasishta Sapratho bharadwajagharma sourya 18 Thritha aapthya 19 Malsya saammatho maanyo vaa maithravarunir Bahavo vaa mathyaa jaalanadhaa Chithramahaavasishta
3 Bhrighu/Jamadagni vansa
Sama poorvarchika
Saama Uthararchika
Yajus Atharva Rgveda
1.Jamadagni 2 Usanas 3 Kavi Bhargava 4 Bhargga 5 Somaahuthi bahrgava 6 Venan bhargava 7 Prayoga bhargava& Soubhari kaanwa 8 Pragaatha 9.Kalipragaatha 10 Pragathakaanwa 11
1 Jamadagni Briguvaaruni 2Usana kavi 3 Kavi bhargava;Kavi 4 Prayogabhargava 5 Bhrigu 6Bargapragaatha 7 kalipragatha 8
1 Jamadagni 2 Usanas 3 Somahoothi 4 Bhrighu 5pragaatha
1 Jamadagni 2Bhargava 3Vena 4 Bhrighu/ Bhruguamgira 5 pRagatha devajaamaya 6 sukran 7Brihaschukran 8 Bhargavo
1 Jamadagni 2 Usanas kaavya Kavi 3 Kavi Bhargava 4 Ido bhargava 5Somahuthi 6 Vena 7Krithnurbhargava 8 Briguvaruni & jamadagni 9Bharga pragatha 10 Kalipragatha 11 pragatha kanwa
Haryathapragaatha Haryathapragatha 9 Pragatha Gourakaanwa
vadarbhi
12 Haryathapragatha 13 Viswamithra & Jamadagni 14 Yaamaayana, briguvaruni,Chyavana,Bhargava 15 Syumarasmi 16 Jamadagni & Rama (son) 17 agni,varuna,soma 18 Anga Ourva
4 Viswamithra Gothram
Sama poorvarchika Sama uthrarchika Yajus Atharva Rgveda 1Viswamithra Gaathi, Ubheepaada Udala& Sruthakaksha 2 Gaathu 3 Madhuchandas 4 Viswamithra and Jamadagni 5Sunasepha 6Prajapathi Viswamithra & Vaachi 7 Viswamithra, Methaathithi& 100 Vaikhaanasa 8.Renuvaiswamithra Renuvaamadeva 9 Medhathithi, Medhyaathithi & Viswamithra
1Viswamithra Gaathi 2 Madhuchandas 3 Jethaa maduchandasa 4Sunasepha Aajigarthi 5 Renuvaiswamithra 6 Medhathithi, MedhyaathithiKaanwa
1Viswamithra 2Madhuchandas 3Suthajethya Madhuchandas 4 Athri Sunasepha 5 Kusika 6 Vaikhaanasar
1Viswamithra 2Madhuchandas &Gosootkth Aswasukthi 3 Sunasepha 4 Viswamithra, Gouthama, Virupamgirasa Ashtakan 5Kousika 6 pooranan
1Viswamithra Gaathi 2Gaathurathreya 3 Madhuchandas 4 Viswamithra and Jamadagni 5Sunasepha Aajigarthi Krithrimo Viswamitra Devaratha 6Kusika,soubha, Prajapathi Viswamitra, Vaachyo 7VamroVaikhanasa 8.Renuvaiswamithra 9 Renu 10Ashtaka 11 Aghamarsana Madhuchandas 12 Viswamitra Kusika
13 Poorano Vaiswamithra 14 Ghaathee kousika
5 Kaanwa,Aathreya,Atharvamgirasa Gothra Rishis
Sama Poorvarchika Sama Uthararchika
Yajur Atharva Rgveda
1Soubharikanwa 2Indramatharo Devajamaya 3Kanwa 4Thrisoka 5Methathithirangirasa, Priyamedha 6 Praskanwa 7Gosuktha Aswasukthi Kanwayanar 8Valsakanwa 9Kuseedikanwa 10 gosukthi Aswasukthi Sukaksha 11devathithikanwa 12 methathithi, Medhyathithi 13sumedha, Priyamedakanwa 14Priyameda amgirasa 15Kanwo neepaathithi 16kanwo dhoura 17brahmathithi 18sapthagu
1pragatha 2pragatha gourakanwa 3Thrisoka 4MethathithikanwaPriyamedakanwa Viswamithra, Methathithi & 100 VAIKHANASA 5 Praskanwa 6Kuseedi 7Devathithi 8 methathithi, Medhyathithi 9sumedha, Priyamedha 10 neepaathithi 11 Kuruswathi 12Srushtigu 13 Aayukaanwa
1pragatha 2 Kanwa 3Thrisoka 4 Praskanwa 5 kusree& kusuruvindu 6 Valsa 7 methathithi, 8 Priyamedha
1pragatha Devajamaya 2 Kanwa 3Thrisoka 4 Praskanwa 5Gosuktha Aswasukthi 6Devathithi 7 methathithi 8 Medhyathithi 9sumedha Viswamana 10 aayu
1Indramatharo Devajamaya 2 gourakanwa 3 pragatha 4Thrisoka 5 Praskanwa 6Kuseedi 7Gosuktha Aswasukthi Kanwayanar 8Valsakanwa 9methathithi 10Priyamedha 11Neepaathithi& 1000vasurochish Amgirasa 12Kuruswathi 13Srushtigu 14brahmathithi 15sapthagu 16pushtigu 17 aayu, punarvalsa, sadvamsa, sasakarna,
19parvatha,Narada 20Irimbidi
14 suparna 15parvatha,Narada 16 Irimbidi
9Bharadwaja Sirimbada
11Irimbidi Sirimbidibuddha vaamadeva
naabhaagakanwa, archananan, medha, mathariswakanwa,krisakanwa, prishadakanwa, medhya, suparnakanwa 18parvatha, Narada 19irimbidi Sirimbido Bharadwaja 19pragatha Gourakanwa, Medhyathithi, methathithi, Aasamgaplaayogi, Wife of Asamga the saswatha Angiras
6 Athreyagothram
Samam poorvarchika Samam uthararchika
Yajur Atharva Rgveda
1 Athri 2Gaya athreya 3vasuyava 4pururathreya 5poura athreya 6 swavaswa 7Asigu swavaswi 8 Athrirbhouma 9goupavana 10budhagavishtira 11vasusrutha 12sathyasrutha 13avasyu
1 Athri 27Asigu swavaswi 3 goupavana 4 budhagavishtira 5vasusrutha 6 avasyu 7satyasrava 8 suthambara
1 Gayasphana, Gayaplaatha 2 swavaswa 3vasusrutha 4 suthambara
1 Athri 2gayaathreya, Gayaplatha 3 vasuyava 4puru 5poura 6 swavaswa 7 goupavana 8 budhagavishtira 9vasusrutha 10 sathyasrutha 11 avasyu 12 satyasrava 13 suthambara
14Evayaamaruth 15mukthavaahaadwitha 16 gaathu
9 uruchakri 10 yajatha 11 vasu &athreya 12sikathani vavri 13bandu,subandu Sruthabandu, Viprabandu, Gopayana& loupayana 14 akrishtamaasha Sikathanivavri&
5.Ishu 6 prathikshatra 7 swasthathreya 8 bandu, subandu Sruthabandu, Viprabandu,
14 uruchakri 15 yajatha 16 dharuna 17 Evayaamaruth 18 vavri 19 Isha 20 Gaaya 21dwithomuktavaha22prayaswanta 23sasa 24 viswasaama 25thryaruna, thraivrishna, thrasadasyu, pourukulsya, aswamedha, bhaaratha &athri 26viswavaara 27bhabru 28 gaathu29sadaaprina29 prathikshaya 30 prathikshatra 31prathiratha 32 prathibhanu 33 prathiprabha 34 swasthi 35 sruthivid 36 archanaanaa 37 raathahavya 38 baahuvyakta 39saptavadri 40saptavadri& Gopavana 41 bandu, subandu Sruthabandu, Viprabandu, 42 akrishtamaasha Sikathanivavri&
Ojas prisniputra
Ojas prisniputra &athri+Dritsamada
Note: An important observation is that there are no Rishis in Atharva lineage from this Athreya Gothra showing that they were not adepts in the 4th veda (Atharva) but Ojas , son of Prisni ( father of all Viswakarma Silpis ) is in the lineage of Athri,Anasuya,Soma,Budha (thus Yadava,Haihaya).
6 Atharvaamgirasa
Sama poorvarchika
Sama uthararchika Yajur Atharva Rgveda
1.Virupa 2 Samyu Barhaspatya 3 Sruthakaksha 4 Sukaksha 5Methathiti Angirasa& Priyamedakanwa 6 Dadyang Atharvana 7Gosukti, Aswasukti& Sukaksha 8Angirasa Puruhanma 9 nrimeda 10purumedha 11sumedha 12medhyathithi 13 devathithi
1.Virupa 2Samyu Barhaspatya 3 Sruthakaksha 4 Sukaksha 5Methathiti 6Priyameda 7 Puruhanma 8 sumedha 9 medhyathithi
1.Virupa 2Samyu Barhaspatya 3Methathiti 4 Dadyang Atharvana 5 nrimeda Purushameda
1 Samyu 2 Sruthakaksha 3 Sukaksha 4Methathiti 5Priyameda 7 Puruhanma 8 nrimeda 9 sumedha 10 medhyathithi 11 devathithi
1.Virupa Ashtadashto Vairupa Nabhaprabedano vairupa sathaprabedano vairupa sadreervairupa+ Gharmaa thaapasa 2Samyu Barhaspatya 3 Sruthakaksha 4 Sukaksha 5Methathiti 6 Priyamedangiras 7Puruhanma 8 nrimeda Purumedha 9 sumedha 10 brihaspathi
14 brihaspathi& Nakula 15savya 16Krishna 17Goura 18Brihanmati 19Uchathyadevasa 20Aayaasya 21 pavithra 22 kritayasa 23Uru 24Baradwaja Barhaspatya 25Kulsa 26 trinapani 27 Renuvamadeva 28 Suveda, Sailushi 29 Ambohomrig Vyamyadevya 30 thritha aapta 31 brihadukta
10 Brihanmati 11Uchathya deergathama 12 pavithra 13 kritayasa 14 Uru 15 Baradwaja Barhaspatya+ Samnobaradwaja 16 Kulsa 17pavakbarhaspatya ,Prayogabargava, Agni, Grihapathi avishta 1000 children 18 Amaheeyu 19 thritha aapta
6outathyo Deergathama 7 Baradwaja Barhaspatya 8 Kulsa 9 thritha aapta 10brihadukta
12 savya 13 Krishna 14 Aayaasya 15 Baradwaja
11 savya 12 Krishna 13 Goura 14 Brihanmati 15Achathyan 16 pavithravaasista 17 kritayasa, Uru rijiswan, Gourivithi sakti Urdwasadma kritayasa 18 Baradwaja Barhaspatya+ Samnobaradwaja, Sirimbidobaradwaja Saprathobaradwaja 19 Kulsa 20pavakbarhaspatya ,Prayogabargava, Agni, Grihapathi avishta 1000 children 21 Amaheeyu 22 trinapanikam Prisnisuthram Is of Samyu Brahaspatya 23 Renu 24kulmalabarhisha Sailushiram homaswaa Vaamadevya 25 aapstyasthritha, Aangirasakulsa,& Bahudukto vamadevwi
32 koulsa urmitra Soumitraangirasa 33 trisira thwasta 34 paruschepa 35 ananathaparschepi 36 rinanjaya 37 prabhuvasu 38 prathardano Daivodasi 39 Mriga 40 Gouthama 41 Nodas
20 trisira thwasta 21 paruschepa Daivodasi 22 ananathaparschepi 23 rinanjaya 24 prathardano Daivodasi 25 Hiranyastupa 26 Nodas Gouthama
Vamadevwi 11 trisira thwasta 12 Mrigaara 13 Hiranyastupa 14 Amgirasa 15 Gouthama 16 Nodas Gouthama
16trisira thwasta 17 paruschepa 18 Angirasa 19 Gouthama 20 Atharva 21 Briguamgira 22 nodaa 23 briguatharvana 24 vamadeva
26 trisira thwasta 27 paruschepa 28 rinanjaya 29 prabhuvasu 30prathardan Kasiraja,sibi usinar, Vasuman rohitaswa 31 Hiranyastupa, Archan hairanyastupa 32 Nodas Gouthama 33 goutamaraahugana 34rahuganaputra 35kaksheevan asikputra 36 ousijadeergathama kakshivan 37 sabara kaksheevatha 38 vamadeva,
42 vamadeva 43 paayu 44 vasu baradwaja
27 vamadeva 28 vithahavya 29 paayubharadwaja 30 Aswins 31 Aswathaaraa siva 33 viswarupa 34viswavara 35 vasu baradwaja
17 vamadeva 18 brihadiva 19viswakarma 20 viswakarma, Son of bhuvana 21 agni 22 vithahavya 23 sounaka 24 daksha 25 medha 26 medhakama, Srikama
25 grilsamada 26 kurmagarulmamada 27 indra brihaspati 28 brihaspati 29 dadhikraa 30 brihadiva Atharva 31 vithahavya 32 sounaka 33pratyamgira
Kakshivan, Bhavayavya, Romasabrahmavadini Angirasouna, Hothrobargava 39 Grilsamadasounaka 40kurmo garsamado 41 barhaspatya 42 viswakarma, Son of bhuvana 43 vithahavya 44 paayubaradwaja, Saswatiangirasa (wife of playogi Asanga) 45vasu baradwaja
45 rijiswan baradwaja 46 Rijiswan& Ambareesha
36 Aruna vitahavya 37 rijiswan 38 saasobaradwaja 39 Rijiswan& Ambareesha
27 rijiswan 28 saaso
34 ayasya 35 bhishak
46ayasya, Ghoshakakshivathi, Suhasthya, Ghosheyabrihaspthi, Loukya, Adithi, Dakshayani, Murdwanangirasa, Vamadevi 47 Aruna vitahavya 48bhishakatharvana, Panayosura sarama Daivasooni, Sakaputho narmedha 49 sukirthi kakshivatha 50 upastutho Varshtihavya 51 rathri& Bharadwaji
Other Vedic Rishis of Importance and their associates :
Sama purvarchika
Sama uthararchika Yajur Atharva Rgveda
1.Athmaa 2 Narayana
1 Narayana 2 Utharanarayana
1 Narayana
1 Narayana
3 Sudithi purumeeda 4 vamadeva Sakaputhana 5 sathavaikhanasa 6Uthkeela 7Upasthutha Ashtihavya 8 Godhaa 9 Vaathaayana Ulaa 10 Balakhilwar 11Venaputhra Prithu 12 sapthagu 13 arishtanemi tharkshya 14 thiraschi 15 sindhudweepa Ambarisha 16 sarparajni 17 vaivaswathmanu 18 bindu, Purudaksha 19Ubhipadaudalan 20 kali 21samvarthan 22nahuvo maanava 23 yayathi naahusha 24manusamvarana 25 prajapathi vaak 26agnichakshusa 27 chakshurmaanava 28 parvatha
1 sathavaikhanasa 2Ulo vathaayana 3 thiraschi 4 sarparajni 5agnichakshusha Prajapathi 6 parvatha
3Ajamida, Purumida 4 Uthkeela 5 sindhudweepa
2 Sudithi purumeeda 3vena 4 sindhudweepa
2 Sudithi purumeela 3 Vamadeva Narmeda 4 sathavaikhanasa 5 Uthkeelakaathya 6 Upasthutha Ashtihavya 7 Godhaa, Maandhaathaa& Yuvanaswa 8 Vaathaayana Ulaa 9Anilo Vaathaayana 10 Balakhilwar 11vena,pushtigu, Srushtigu, Pushtigu & Kaanwar 12 arishtanemi tharksya 13 thiraschi dyutha and hovamaruthaa 14 sindhudweepa Ambarisha 15 sarparajni kadru 16 samvarthan 17 yayathi naahusha 18 prajapathi vaak 19 chakshu sourya 20(seen as
Narada, Manuraapsava 29 vibratsourya 30 thrayyaruni Thrasadasyu 31 agni,dhishna& aiswarya
Narada, Manuraapsava 7vibratsourya 8 thrayyaruni Thrasadasyu 9 agni,dhishna& Aiswarya 10 mandhaathaa, Yuvanaswa Uthararthasya Gobhum 11 kethu agneya
Kaanwar .Also as Sikhandikasyapa) 21vibratsourya 22 thrayyaruni Thrasadasyu 23 mandhaathaa, Yuvanaswa Godhaa 24 kethu agneya
Malayalam (From Manuscript pages)
SAMAVEDIC RISHIS ,DEVATHA,CHANDAS AND SWARA