A ṛṣi (rishi; seer-sage) of eminence. In Bhāgavatapurāṇa (Bhagavatapurana) it is mentioned that he came to Hastināpura (Hastinapura) to visit King Parīkṣit (Parikshit), who was then observing prāyopaveśana (prayopavesana, sitting at a place, without accepting any food or water, in a ritualistic vow to end one’s life).