Kratu

Kratu ( Sanskrit क्रतु Kratu m. "Plan", "insight") is one of the great sages ( Rishi ) in Hinduism and belongs to the Prajapatis , and thus one of the thought-born sons of Brahma . With his wife Samnati he fathered 60,000 sons, the Valakhilyas, wise thumblings who guard the sun.

literature

• Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.) Gods and Myths of the Indian Subcontinent (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 5). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-12-909850-X , p. 125.
• Kratu . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, p. 159 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).