[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) › c7.1651 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1651 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1651 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1651](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1651) KĀKṢĪVATASUTĀ. A female sage named Ghoṣā who was the daughter of the sage Kākṣīvān. As she was suffering from the disease of leprosy, no one was prepared to marry her. She composed a mantra in praise of the Aśvinidevas. They cured her of her disease. After that she got married. Besides Ghoṣā, Kākṣīvān had another daughter named Bhadrā. (See under Bhadrā). - [Previous: c7.1650](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1650) - [Next: c7.1652](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1652) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1651](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1651) · Pramāṇa