[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s11.628 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.628 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.628 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.628](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.628) Kuśika is the probably mythical forefather¹ of the Kuśikas, and especially the father of the most important member of that family, Viśvāmitra.² The Kuśikas are repeatedly referred to in the third Maṇḍala of the Rigveda,³ and figure in the legend of Śunaḥśepa in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.⁴ They were clearly a family of priests who attached themselves to the service of the princes of the Bharatas. They were especially devoted to the worship of Indra; hence he is styled Kauśika even in the Rigveda.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.627](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.627) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.629](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.629) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) ## Cites (2) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.628](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.628) · Pramāṇa