Varatantu (Sanskrit: वरतन्तु, romanized: Varatantu, lit.
[1] He establishes a school of thought called Vāratantavīya.
[2] Varatantu is featured in the Skanda Purana, having a dialogue with Nandi with other sages.
[3] The disciple of Varatantu, Kautsa, seeks money from the Raghu in the Raghuvamsha.
[4] In regional tradition, he is believed to have had a large ashram in Bharuch for the education of children in the kingdom of the second Raghu, the grandfather of Rama.