[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) › c7.3154 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.3154 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.3154 - **Language:** English ### [c7.3154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3154) Kuśanābha conducted the yajña called Putrakāmeṣṭi, and Kuśa, who was so pleased by the yajña blessed him to have a son called Gādhi. Viśvāmitra was the son of this Gādhi. Viśvāmitra had also a sister Satyavatī, whom Ṛcīka wedded. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, Cantos 32-35). - [Previous: c7.3153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3153) - [Next: c7.3155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3155) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.1.32) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.3154) · Pramāṇa