[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.249 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.249 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.249 - **Language:** English ### [c5.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.249) 9) \*Birth of Sons\*. Kauśalyā was the first wife of Daśaratha. She was the daughter of the King of Uttara Kosala. A daughter named Śāntā was born to Daśaratha by Kauśalyā. After this, no sons or daughters were born to Daśaratha for a long time. - [Previous: c5.248](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.248) - [Next: c5.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.250) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.249) · Pramāṇa