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Kashyapa



In the Puranas, Kashyapa (Sanskrit कश्यप kaśyapa) was an ancient sage (one of the rishis), father of the Devas, Asuras, Nagas and all of humanity. He is married to Aditi, with whom he is the father of Agni and the Adityas.



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