The Purana Index v2.c7.s2.513
The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s2.513
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v2.c7.s2.513
Dīrghatama (II)—a son of Uśija, cursed even in the womb to lose consciousness by Bṛhaspati, learnt his Dharma from Saurabheya Vṛsabha, it was Godharma to do as they pleased, once embraced in sexual love his brother's wife, for this he was floated down the Ganges,¹ met Vairocana Bali who engaged him for Ksetraja sons, five through Bali's queen and one through her servant-maid This was Kākṣīvat ² Surabhi warded him from the darkness clouding him, got the title Gotama,³ with Kākṣīvat he went to Girivraja and after penance reached heaven,⁴ a Rṣika and a Mantrakṛt ⁵