Prachetas

Prachetas (Sanskrit: प्रचेतस्) lit.'"the prescient one"' is a term in Hindu mythology with a number of definitions:

• It is the designation for a group of beings in the Vedas.
• It is a name of one of the ten Prajapatis, the son of Suvarna and Suvarni, a law giver and sage.
• It is an epithet of water god Varuna. The grandson of the sage Marichi and Kala, who is their grandson through their son Kashyapa and his wife Aditi.
• It is the collective term for the ten great-grandsons of Prithu and Archi.