Shloka 20
कुशिकवंश
प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River
कुशिकानामयं वंशो महान् धर्मपरस्सदा।ब्रह्मोपमा महात्मान: कुशवंश्या नरोत्तमा:।।।।
kuśikānām ayaṃ vaṃśo mahān dharmaparaḥ sadā |
brahmopamā mahātmānaḥ kuśavaṃśyā narottamāḥ ||
এ হল কুশিকদের মহান বংশ, যাঁরা সর্বদা ধর্মপরায়ণ। কুশবংশীয় সেই মহাত্মা নরোত্তমগণ ব্রহ্মাসদৃশ মহিমায় বিভূষিত॥
After some time, a supremely righteous son by name Gadhi was born to the sagacious Kusanabha.
FAQs
Dharma is depicted as the sustaining force of a dynasty’s greatness: enduring excellence is defined by continual devotion to righteousness.
Viśvāmitra summarizes and praises the Kuśika/Kūśa lineage while narrating his ancestral background to Rāma.
Dharma-paratā—consistent commitment to virtue—presented as the hallmark of the Kuśika line.