Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1026
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1026
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Uttara Rāmāyaṇa contains a story of how Devavatī (or Vedavatī) daughter of Kuśadhvaja once cursed Śambhu. Devavatī was born from the mouth of Kuśadhvaja (son of Bṛhaspati) while he was learning the Vedas. Śambhu wanted to marry the child when she was grown up, but Kuśadhvaja did not consent to it, and Śambhu, in retaliation, killed Kuśadhvaja in his sleep. Next morning Devavatī awoke from sleep to see the dead body of her father. She cursed Śambhu. Her curse was a contributory cause for the death of Śambhu by Lakṣmaṇa.