A मुनि , the son of गौतम . From his very infancy he preferred learning the धनुर्वेद (science of archery) to the other वेदस् . While a ब्रह्मचारिन् (Religious student) he performed तपस् and secured divine arrows. Afterwards, having been overcome by the charms and appeals of an अप्सरा woman named जानपती , शरद्वान् had seminal emission from which were born कृप and कृपी . (For details see under Kṛpa)