Brahma-vamsa
E611614
Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brahma-vamsa canonical | 1 |
| Brahma-vamsha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6678748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brahma-vamsa Context triple: [Marichi, lineage, Brahma-vamsa]
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A.
Harivamsa
Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.
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B.
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
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C.
Varaha Purana
The Varaha Purana is a major Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the eighteen Mahapuranas, centered on the boar incarnation of Vishnu and containing extensive mythological, cosmological, and devotional material.
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D.
Garuda Purana
Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
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E.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brahma-vamsa Target entity description: Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
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A.
Harivamsa
Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.
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B.
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
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C.
Varaha Purana
The Varaha Purana is a major Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the eighteen Mahapuranas, centered on the boar incarnation of Vishnu and containing extensive mythological, cosmological, and devotional material.
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D.
Garuda Purana
Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
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E.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu cosmological concept
ⓘ
mythological lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Brahma ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | explains descent of sages from Brahma ⓘ |
| describedAs | lineage descending from the creator god Brahma ⓘ |
| function | structures divine and sage lineages in Hindu thought ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalStatus | non-historical ⓘ |
| hasType | cosmic genealogy ⓘ |
| includes |
Angiras
ⓘ
Atri ⓘ Bhrigu ⓘ
linked to:
Bhrigu sages
Kashyapa ⓘ Kratu ⓘ Marichi ⓘ Narada ⓘ Prajapatis ⓘ Pulaha ⓘ Pulastya ⓘ Vashistha ⓘ rishis ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit tradition ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Brahma ⓘ |
| partOf | Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tracedThrough | Marichi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Brahma-vamsa Description of subject: Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.