[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) › c5.948 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.948 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.948 - **Language:** English ### [c5.948](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.948) KUSĀMBA. Son of Kusa and a descendant of Purūravas. He engaged in devout penance to obtain a son equal to Indra, and that god was so alarmed at his austerities, that he himself became incarnate as Gādhi, son of Kusāmba. - [Previous: c5.947](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.947) - [Next: c5.949](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.949) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.948](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.948) · Pramāṇa