kushik rrigved ke anusar vishvamitr ke pita the. kiantu 'mahabharat' tatha 'harivanshapuran' ke anusar vishvamitr ka pita gadhi ko bataya gaya hai.
- udhar chyavan ke vanshaj rrichik ne kushik putr gadhi ki putri se vivah kiya, jisase jamadagni paida hue. unake putr parashuram, brahman hote hue bhi kshatriy dharm mean pravritt hue.