According to the epic-Puranic literature, Garga had a son named Shini (
IAST: Śini), who was also a sage. Shini's descendants were called Shainyas. Several later ancient Indian scholars and legendary figures bore the name Garga or other names suggesting their descent from Garga (for example, Gārgya, Gārgi, and Gārgāyanas). This suggests that the descendants of Garga contributed to a number of fields including interpretation of the
Vedas, etymology, grammar, astrology,
dharmashastra, philosophy, and religion. These people include: • Bālākī Gārgya and
Gārgī Vāchaknavī, mentioned in the
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad • Sūryāyaṇī Gārgya, mentioned in the
Prashna Upanishad • Śarvadatta, Maśaka, and Sthiraka: the Gārgyas mentioned in the Vamsa Brahmana of the
Sama Veda • Kuṇī Gārgya, mentioned in Mahabharata 9.51.3-4 • Kroṣṭuki Gārgya, mentioned in
Vayu Purana 34.63 • Kalayani Gargya, mentioned in
Vishnu Purana 3.4.26 as a disciple of Bashkali Bharadvaja • Garga of Mathura, mentioned in
Vishnu Purana 5.6.8-9 as the person who performed the
naming ceremony of Vasudeva's sons • Garga, mentioned in the
Brahmanda Purana 12.6-11 as the person whose son was killed by Janmajeya • Gārgya, mentioned in
Brahmanda Purana 14.46ff as the father of king
Kalayavana • Garga, mentioned in the
Markandeya Purana 18.1-25 as a minister of
Kartavirya Arjuna •
Vrddha Garga, to whom several astrological texts are attributed • Garga, mentioned in
Matsya Purana 20.1-10 as the preceptor of
Kaushika's sons • Garga, a student of
Lakulisha and the founder of a sub-sect of
Pashupata Shaivism. The
Atharvaveda Parisistha 8.15.2 describes the Gargas as Brahmins of Kshatriya ancestry. == References ==