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Kahoda (Sanskrit: कहोड़) was a Vedic sage in the Mithila Kingdom of the ancient Indian subcontinent.[1] He was an Acharya of Vedas in the Mithila region. He was the father of the famous Indian philosopher Ashtavakra.[2][3][4]
Acharya Kahoda | |
|---|---|
कहोड़ | |
| Personal life | |
| Home town | Kahalgaon |
| Spouse | Sujata |
| Region | Mithila region |
| Alma mater | Ancient Mithila University |
| Other names | Kahola, Kahoḍaka, Khagodara and Kahodara |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Videha |
| Disciple of | Uddalaka Aruni |
According to the texts Satapatha Brahmana and Mahabharata, Kahoda was the son of kauṣītaki or kauṣītakeya.[3] In the text Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, he is mentioned as Kahola, the son of kauṣītakeya.[5] He was born in a poor Brahmin family in the Videha Kingdom. He studied Vedas at the Ashram of the Vedic sage Uddalaka Aruni.[3]
Kahoda was a brilliant student of Vedas among all the disciples of his teacher Uddalaka Aruni at his Ashram. Due to his brilliance knowledge in the Vedic study, his teacher Uddalaka Aruni was very pleased with him. Kahoda became the favourite disciple of his teacher. After the completion his Vedic study, he became the assistant teacher in the Ashram of Uddalaka Aruni. Later his teacher Uddalaka Aruni married his own daughter Sujata with him. After the marriage of Kahoda with Sujata, they still lived in the Ashram. Kahoda continued teaching Vedas to the disciples in the Ashram.[3][6]
According to legend, the city of Kahalgaon in the Bhagalpur district of the present Bihar state in India, was named after Kahola Rishi, which is another name of the sage Kahoda.[7]
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