Shloka 1.32.11
कुशवंशवर्णनम् — The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu
कुशनाभस्तु राजर्षि: कन्याशतमनुत्तमम्।जनयामास धर्मात्मा घृताच्यां रघुनन्दन।।।।
kuśanābhas tu rājarṣiḥ kanyāśatam anuttamam | janayāmāsa dharmātmā ghṛtācyāṃ raghunandana || 1.32.11 ||
But Kuśanābha, the virtuous royal sage, O joy of the Raghus, begot a hundred incomparable daughters through the apsaras Ghṛtācī.
O scion of the Raghu family, the virtuous rajarshi Kusanabha begot one hundred beautiful daughters through a nymph named Ghritachi.
Dharma is associated with the ideal of the rājarṣi—political authority tempered by righteousness and restraint, forming the moral context for the ensuing story.
Viśvāmitra introduces Kuśanābha and sets up the episode involving his hundred daughters.
Kuśanābha’s dharmic character as a ruler-sage, implying governance aligned with ethical order.