A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.603

c5.603

GHOSHĀ. It is said in the Veda that the Aswins “bestowed a husband upon Ghoshā growing old,” and the explanatory legend is that she was a daughter of Kakshīvat, but being a leper, was incapable of marriage. When she was advanced in years the Aswins gave her health, youth, and beauty, so that she obtained a husband.