pippalad maharshi dadhichi ji ke putr the. 'pippalad' ka shabdik arth hota hai- 'pipal ke pe d ke patte khakar jivit rahane vala.' sanskrit vanmay kosh ke praneta d aauktar shridhar bhaskar varnekar ke anusar pippalad uchch koti ke ek rrishi the.
- inaki mata ka nam 'gabhastini' tha.
- pippalad ke pita dadhichi rrishi ne jis sthan par deh tyag kiya tha, vahaan par kamadhenu ne apani dugdh dhara chho di thi. at: us sthan ko ‘dugdheshvar’ kaha jane laga.
- pippalad usi sthan par tapasya kiya karate the, isalie use 'pippalad tirth' bhi kahate haian.