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Vishvamitra's ancestry; sister Satyavati became the river Kaushiki

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Vishvamitra's sister is a river.

Kusha, Brahma's brainchild, fathers Kushanabha, who is foretold to have a virtuous son Gaadhi, Vishvamitra's father. Vishvamitra takes the name Kaushika, and his elder sister Satyavati becomes the river Kaushiki.

Who: Vishvamitra, Kusha, Kushanabha, Gaadhi, Satyavati

Bound to

Kushanabha's hundred daughters and Brahmadatta causes

Places: Kaushiki (Kosi) river

Where this comes from

• valmiki · Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda (valmikiramayan.net translation) sarga 34

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