The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa) - Verse 26
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 63 · Verse 26
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Sanskrit Original
पूर्वमाडीबके युद्धे ककुत्स्थस्तेन संस्मृतः। अनेनास्तु ककुत्स्थस्य पृथुश्चानेन स स्मृतः।।
pūrvamāḍībake yuddhe kakutsthastena saṃsmṛtaḥ| anenāstu kakutsthasya pṛthuścānena sa smṛtaḥ||
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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.