Shloka 1.34.11
कुशिकवंश-प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River
सा तु सत्यवती पुण्या सत्ये धर्मे प्रतिष्ठिता।पतिव्रता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा।।।।
iṣṭyāṃ tu vartamānāyāṃ kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim |
uvāca paramodāraḥ kuśo brahmasutas tadā ||
Then, while the sacrificial rite was in progress, Kuśa—the exceedingly generous son of Brahmā—addressed King Kuśanābha.
Satyavati is sacred, firmly established in truth and righteousness. She is chaste holy and best among rivers. She is known as river Kausiki.
The verse situates royal and familial history within a sacrificial setting, implying dharma as adherence to Vedic rites and rightful conduct that sustains lineage and society.
Viśvāmitra continues a genealogical/etiological narration, introducing Kuśa speaking to King Kuśanābha during an ongoing sacrifice.
Kuśa is marked as “paramodāra” (highly generous/noble), highlighting magnanimity as a kingly and spiritual virtue.