In Hinduism, the Bhargavas are the
purohitas, the family priests, of the
daityas and the
danavas. They are regarded to be associated with the
Angiras, the
Atharvans, and the
Ribhus, races named for their founders, who were also great sages. Some of the notable characters in Hinduism who belong to the Bhargava race include: •
Chyavana •
Shukra •
Shaunaka • Richika •
Jamadagni •
Parashurama •
Valmiki The rulers of the
Haihaya dynasty are first described to be great patrons of Bhargavas such as Richika, to whom the latter served as the chief priest. When his son, Jamadagni, is murdered by the Haihaya king,
Kartavirya Arjuna, his son, Parashurama, the incarnation of
Vishnu, slays him. When his resurrected father is killed once more by the king's son, he begins a quest to wipe out all the
Kshatriya rulers he could find on earth, and bequeaths the colonised land to the
Saptarishi. == Lineage ==