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Line 7: Vishvamitra was a king in ancient India, also called [[Kusika\|Kaushika]] ("the descendant of Kusha"). He was a valiant warrior and the great-grandson of a great king named ''Kusha''. The Valmiki Ramayana, prose 51 of Bala Kanda, [http://www.valmikiramayan.net] starts the legend of Vishwamitra thus, "There was a king named Kusha, a brainchild of Prjaapati, and Kusha's son was the powerful and verily righteous Kushanaabha. One who is highly renowned by the name Gaadhi was the son of Kushanaabha, and Gaadhi's son is this great-saint of great resplendence, Vishvamitra. Vishvamitra ruled the earth, and this great-resplendent king ruled the kingdom for many thousands of years." His story also appears in various Puranas, however they show variations ~~and additions~~ from the Ramayana. According to [[Vishnu Purana]][http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/viswamitra.htm], Gadhi had a daughter named [[Satyavati]], who was married to an old Brahman known as Richika who was foremost among the race of Bhrigu. Richika desired a son having the qualities of a Brahman, and so he gave Satyavati a sacrificial offering ([[charu]]) which he had prepared to achieve this objective. He also gave Satyavati's mother another charu to make her conceive a son with the character of a [[Kshatriya]] at her request. But Satyavati's mother privately asked Satyavati to exchange her charu with her. This resulted in Satyavati's mother giving birth to Vishvamitra, the son of a Kshatriya Gadhi with the qualities of a Brahman; and Satyavati gave birth to Jamadagni, the father of [[Parasurama]], a Brahman with qualities of a Kshatriya. ==Quarrel with Vasishta==

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