[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) › c5.603 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.603 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.603 - **Language:** English ### [c5.603](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.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. - [Previous: c5.602](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.602) - [Next: c5.604](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.604) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.603](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.603) · Pramāṇa