Bala Kanda 70.39
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Bala Kanda 70 · Verse 39
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Sanskrit Original
भगीरथात्ककुत्स्थश्च ककुत्स्थस्य रघुस्सुत:। रघोस्तु पुत्रस्तेजस्वी प्रवृद्ध: पुरुषादक:।।
bhagīrathātkakutsthaśca kakutsthasya raghussuta:. raghōstu putrastējasvī pravṛddha: puruṣādaka:৷৷
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Bhagiratha begot Kakustha whose son was Raghu. Powerful Pravriddha was Raghu's son. He became Purushadaka (cannibal), on the curse of Vasistha. He grasped water in order to retaliate Vasishta but was prevented by his wife. The water fell on his feet and he came to be known as Kalmashapada (feet polluted with water). Samkhana was born to him.
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