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The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa) - Verse 25

Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 63 · Verse 25

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Sanskrit Original

शशादस्य तु दायादः ककुत्स्थो नाम वीर्यवान। इन्द्रस्य वृषभूतस्य ककुत्स्थो जयते पुरा।।

śaśādasya tu dāyādaḥ kakutstho nāma vīryavān| indrasya vṛṣabhūtasya kakutstho jayate purā||

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The King said:: Śaśāda’s heir was a heroic king named Kakutstha. Formerly, there was the Āḍibaka fight. In it Indra took the form of a bull. This king seated himself on the hump of the bull (Indra). (Kakut—hump, tstha—occupant) and won the war. Hence, he is remembered as Kakutstha.