[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.556 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.556 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.556 - **Language:** English ### [c5.556](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.556) GĀDHI, GĀTHIN. A king of the Kusika race, and father of Viswāmitra. He was son of Kusāmba, or, according to the Vishnu Purāna, he was Indra, who took upon himself that form. - [Previous: c5.555](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.555) - [Next: c5.557](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.557) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.556](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.556) · Pramāṇa