Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c26.8
Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c26.8
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c26.8
The Bhāgavata says¹⁰—Madhucchandas was the middle son. The elder sons resented Devarāta's position, but Madhucchandas and the younger sons accepted it; so Viśvāmitra blessed them and Devarāta as ‘Kuśikas’, and they constituted the Kauśika gotra, while the elder sons were separate and known as ‘Viśvāmitras’.