A sage. The great sage Adhacchāya’s (Adhachhaya) descendants constitute a prominent order of sages, featuring in the genealogy of sages that Purāṇas (Purana) accord to sage Kaśyapa (Kashyapa), son of the great sage Marīci (Marichi). Adhacchāya is attributed as one prominent originator of gotras (gotra; descendants in an unbroken patriline) belonging to the Kaśyapa lineage.