Kak

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Kak (काक) or Kaka (काक) or Kakustha (काकुस्थ) is gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh in India. The first King of Ayodhya was Ikshvaku whose son was Vikukshi. Vikukshi's son was Kakustha, who started the vansha Kak or Kakustha. They are mentioned in Vayu Purana.^[1] They are mentioned in Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions of Samudragupta, alongwith Khara, Salkalan, etc. - all Jat clans.^{[2] [3]}

History

A country is mentioned in Mahabharata ^[4] as Kaka. ^[3]

The Kak Jats have 52 villages in Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh and about 100 villages in other parts of India. These people called themselves descendants of the Nagas or Yadu and worship Balarama. Their ancestors ruled over Anhalwara in Ajmer. On being driven out from there they settled down in Brij. They have 40 villages in district Gonda. ^[5]

Kak in Ramayana

The Ramayana Bala Kanda mentions Kak at various places.

विश्वामित्रो ययौ अग्रे ततो रामो महायशाः ।
काक पक्ष धरो धन्वी तम् च सौमित्रिः अन्वगात् ॥१-२२-६॥

राज्य भार नियुक्तानाम् एष धर्मः सनातनः ।

अधर्म्याम् जहि काकुत्स्थ धर्मो हि अस्याम् न विद्यते ॥१-२५-१९॥

प्रभातायाम् तु शर्वर्याम् विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।

अभ्यभाषत काकुत्स्थौ शयानौ पर्ण संस्तरे ॥१-२३-१॥

श्रूयताम् वत्स काकुत्स्थ यस्य एतत् दारुणम् वनम् ।

एतौ जनपदौ स्फीतौ पूर्वम् आस्ताम् नरोउत्तम ॥१-२४-१७॥

Reference

1. ↑ Vayu Purana, 4/2/14
2. ↑ Indian Antiquity, Vol. II
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers ( A clan study), 1980, Sterling Publishers New Delhi
4. ↑ Mahabharata, 6 /9/64
5. ↑ Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)

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