A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2025

Language: English

c5.2025

Vāyu is the reputed father of Bhīma and of Hanumat, and he is said to have made the hundred daughters of King Kusanābha crooked because they would not comply with his licentious desires, and this gave the name Kanyā-kubja, ‘hump-backed damsel,’ to their city.

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