Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c24.47

c24.47

¹³ It is of her that Rām tells the story of Indra’s seduction of Ahalyā (i, 48, 14 f.) in that her son was Śatānanda (id. 51, 1–6). It is told again with fanciful additions (id. vii, 30, 21–35). Often alluded to, MBh v, 11, 373 : xii, 344, 13205 : xiii, 41, 2328 ; 153, 7218 : Lg i, 29, 27 : with variations. Also Vedic Index : Br 122, 49 : Pad v, 51. The story is attached in a fable to Medhātithi Gautama and his son Cirakārin, MBh xii, 267, 9482–9552.