The sage Sankriti () is the founding

rishi In Indian religions, a ''rishi'' ( ) is an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mention in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "gre ...

of the Sankriti

Gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotr ...

, one of the 10 lineages in Vedic society. The lineage of Sankriti's is given as "Angirasa, Sankritya, and Gaurivita," or "Shaktya, Sankritya, and Gaurivita." i.e. lineage of Angirasa/Shakti, Sankriti, and Gauriviti. Sankriti is said to be the grandson of Bhumanyu and son of Nara. All were descendants of Bharadwaja, who was the adopted son of King Bharata of the Paurava clan. Bharadwaja was adopted by King Bharata from Sage Brihaspati, who is a descendant of Sage Angirasa. Sage Gauriviti was the son of Sage Sankriti. This is considered the origin of the lineage description, "Angirasa, Sankritya, and Gaurivita." However, the lineage of Sage Sankriti was thought to have joined the lineage of Sage Vashishta around the time of Sage Gauriviti, possibly through niyoga process. Sage Vashishta is the father of Śakti Maharṣi, who is the father of Sage

Parashara Parashara (Sanskrit: पराशर; IAST: ) was a maharishi and the author of many ancient Hindu texts. He is accredited as the author of the first Purana, the Vishnu Purana, before his son Vyasa wrote it in its present form. He was the g ...

. Sage Parashara is the father of Sage

Vyasa Vyasa (; , ) or Veda Vyasa (, ), also known as Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa (, ''Vedavyāsa''), is a ''rishi'' (sage) with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahabharata, Mah� ...

. This is considered to be the reason for the lineage description, "Shaktya, Sankritya, Gaurivita." Not much is known about Sage Sankriti except that his name is recorded in the Avadhuta

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, where Lord Dattatreya explains the nature of an avadhuta to Sage Sankriti. Gotra, Sankritya or Sankrita is from Sankriti.

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