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Kushanabha's hundred daughters and Brahmadatta

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Forgiveness, not revenge, is what healed the hundred daughters.

The Air-god tried to dishonour Kushanabha's hundred daughters and they were left misshapen; they forgave him and told their father. Impressed, Kushanabha married them to the saintly king Brahmadatta, son of sage Cuulii and the celestial Somada. When Brahmadatta took each hand, the deformities vanished. Somada blessed her hundred daughters-in-law.

Who: Kushanabha, Brahmadatta, Somada, Vayu

Bound to

Vishvamitra's ancestry; sister Satyavati became the river Kaushiki causes

Places: Kanyakubja (Kannauj)

Where this comes from

• valmiki · Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda (valmikiramayan.net translation) sarga 33

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