Introduction
Pulaha is one of the ten mind-born sons of Brahma, a Prajapati, and one of the seven sages (Saptarishi) of the first Manvantara, the Svayambhuva. He is a minor figure in the Puranas, known mainly through the lists of the sages and for his descendants.
The Prajapatis, "lords of creatures", are the progenitors of living beings in Hindu tradition. The Bhagavata Purana names ten sons of Brahma, born from his mind (the Manasaputras): Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhrigu, Vasishtha, Daksha and Narada.
Family
Family
Accounts of his family differ. In the Bhagavata Purana, his wife is Gati, a daughter of the sage Kardama, and they have three sons, Karmashreshtha, Variyan and Sahishnu. In the Vishnu Purana, his wife is Kshama, and their children include Kardama, Urvarivan and Sahishnu.
In the lists
Pulaha appears with his brothers Pulastya, Kratu, Marichi, Atri, Angiras and Vasishtha in the lists of the seven sages of the first age.
Note
Pulaha has no Vedic hymns attributed to him, and few stories are told of him. His importance is mostly genealogical, as one of the founding figures of the Puranic account of creation.