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	'''Mrikanda''' is a folk hero of the [[caste\|~~Koshte~~]], a caste of [[India]]n [[~~Weaving~~\|~~weavers~~]]. According to the legend, ~~he was the first to weave cloth from [[Nelumbo nucifera\|lotus plant fibers]], and was granted many boons by the gods as a result of~~ his ~~great skill.~~<ref name="SealWhite2016">{{cite book\|author1=Graham Seal\|author2=Kim Kennedy White\|title=Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World, 2nd Edition\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y1WaCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169\|date=14 March 2016\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=978-1-4408-3861-3\|pages=169–}}</ref>		'''Mrikanda''' is a son of Vidhta, folk hero of the [[caste\|Bhargava Brahmins]], a caste of [[India]]n [[Pandits\|Priest]]. According to the legend, his Bhargava Brahmins community<ref name="SealWhite2016">{{cite book\|author1=Graham Seal\|author2=Kim Kennedy White\|title=Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World, 2nd Edition\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y1WaCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169\|date=14 March 2016\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=978-1-4408-3861-3\|pages=169–}}</ref>

	== In mythology and history ==		== In mythology and history ==
	Mrikanda was the descendant of [[:Category:Daughters of Daksha\|daughter]] of [[Daksha]] (son of the [[Hindu]] god [[Brahma]]), who married a ''rishi'' and bore him two sons. ~~Mrikanda—the~~ elder of the two ~~sons—had~~ a son, the renowned sage [[Markandeya]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 1\|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rf3DwwYP40UC\|year=1864\|publisher=Trubner\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rf3DwwYP40UC/page/n301 152]–}}</ref>		Mrikanda was the descendant of [[:Category:Daughters of Daksha\|daughter]] of [[Daksha]] (son of the [[Hindu]] god [[Brahma]]), who married a ''rishi'' Bhrigu and bore him two sons. Mrikanda (the elder of the two sons) had a son, the renowned sage [[Markandeya]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 1\|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rf3DwwYP40UC\|year=1864\|publisher=Trubner\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rf3DwwYP40UC/page/n301 152]–}}</ref>

	Mrikanda is venerated as the founder of weaving, and as a result of the gods' gratitude he was granted two boons—a [[tiger]] and a [[giant]]. The giant disobeyed Mrikandaʻs orders and was summarily slain, but the tiger was obedient and so lived. According to modern ''Koshte'' folklore if a tiger is encountered in the jungle it is enough only to speak Mrikanda's name allowed to prevent being attacked. Mrikanda is still seen as a watchful and protective figure in mythology.		Mrikanda is venerated as the founder of weaving, and as a result of the gods' gratitude he was granted two boons—a [[tiger]] and a [[giant]]. The giant disobeyed Mrikandaʻs orders and was summarily slain, but the tiger was obedient and so lived. According to modern ''Koshte'' folklore if a tiger is encountered in the jungle it is enough only to speak Mrikanda's name allowed to prevent being attacked. Mrikanda is still seen as a watchful and protective figure in mythology.

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{{Short description|Hindu mythological figure}}
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'''Mrikanda''' is a folk hero of the [[caste|Koshte]], a caste of [[India]]n [[Weaving|weavers]]. According to the legend, he was the first to weave cloth from [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus plant fibers]], and was granted many boons by the gods as a result of his great skill.<ref name="SealWhite2016">{{cite book|author1=Graham Seal|author2=Kim Kennedy White|title=Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World, 2nd Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y1WaCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169|date=14 March 2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3861-3|pages=169–}}</ref>

== In mythology and history ==
Mrikanda was the descendant of [[:Category:Daughters of Daksha|daughter]] of [[Daksha]] (son of the [[Hindu]] god [[Brahma]]), who married a ''rishi'' and bore him two sons. Mrikanda—the elder of the two sons—had a son, the renowned sage [[Markandeya]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 1|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rf3DwwYP40UC|year=1864|publisher=Trubner|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rf3DwwYP40UC/page/n301 152]–}}</ref>

Mrikanda is venerated as the founder of weaving, and as a result of the gods' gratitude he was granted two boons—a [[tiger]] and a [[giant]]. The giant disobeyed Mrikandaʻs orders and was summarily slain, but the tiger was obedient and so lived. According to modern ''Koshte'' folklore if a tiger is encountered in the jungle it is enough only to speak Mrikanda's name allowed to prevent being attacked. Mrikanda is still seen as a watchful and protective figure in mythology.
[[File:Shiva rescuing Markandeya, the Dasavatara Cave 15 Ellora, 1876 sketch.jpg|140px|left|thumb|Shiva is depicted rescuing the teenage son of Mrikanda.]]
In addition to being the father of modern weaving, he is also venerated as the biological ancestor of the great sage [[Markandeya]], the ''rishi'' (sage) who is featured extensively in the ''[[Markandeya Purana]]'' (meditations on ancient myth, legend, and lore).<ref name="Dallapiccola2003">{{cite book|author=A. L. Dallapiccola|title=Hindu Myths|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEQovil-HSoC&pg=PA15|date=November 2003|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-70233-2|pages=15–}}</ref><ref name="Dowson1888">{{cite book|author=John Dowson|title=A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature|url=https://archive.org/details/aclassicaldictio00dowsuoft|year=1888|publisher=Trübner & Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/aclassicaldictio00dowsuoft/page/n248 203]–}}</ref> According to the legends, Mrikanda and his wife Marudmati worshipped [[Shiva]] and sought from him the boon of begetting a son. As a result, he was given the choice of either a righteous son, but with a short life on earth or a child of low intelligence but with a long life. Mrikanda chose the former, and was blessed with Markandeya, an exemplary son, who was nevertheless destined to die at the age of 16.

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