A sage of great brilliance of ancient India.

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Descending in order from विष्णु :- ब्रह्मा -- अत्रि -- चन्द्र -- बुध -- पुरूरवस् -- आयुस् -- अनेनस् -- प्रतिक्षत्र -- सृञ्जय -- जय -- विजय -- कृति -- हर्यश्व -- सहदेव -- नदीन -- जयसेन -- सङ्कृति -- क्षत्रधर्मा -- सुमगोत्र -- शल -- आर्ष्टिषेन -- कोश -- दीर्घतपस् -- धन्वन्तरि -- केतुमान् -- भीमरथ -- दिवोदास -- मैत्रेय .

सोमप was born as the son of मैत्रेय .

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Once मैत्रेय went to हस्तिनापुर and told दुर्योधन that he should behave kindly to the पाण्डवस् . दुर्योधन who did not much relish the advice sat tapping on his thighs with his hands, not seriously attending to the sage. मैत्रेय was displeased at the discourtesy and cursed that भीम would one day break दुर्योधन 's thighs. (See under Duryodhana)

मैत्रेय was a courtier of युधिष्ठिर . [mh-2-4-10 ] Mahābhārata • Sabhā parva .

मैत्रेय was one among the sages who visited भीष्म while he was lying on his bed of arrows. [mh-12-43-6 ] Mahābhārata • Śānti parva .

Once he discussed with व्यास topics on Dharma. [mh-13-120-1 ] Mahābhārata • Anuśāsana parva .

When स्रीकृष्ण died, the spiritualistic ideology of धर्मपुत्र became more dominant and he approached विदुर for धर्मोपदेश . विदुर sent him to मैत्रेय . धर्मपुत्र went to the आश्रम of मैत्रेय on the banks of the river गङ्गा and after paying respects to him accepted धर्मोपदेश ( Instruction in law, duty and morals ) from him. (3rd Skandha, Bhāgavata) .