There was a king named Kusha (not to be confused with Kusha, son of Rama), a mindson (manasputra) of Brahma and Kusha's son was the powerful and verily righteous Kushanabha. Valmiki Ramayana, prose 51 of Bala Kanda, starts with the story of Vishvamitra: He was a valiant warrior and the great-grandson of a great king named Kusha. Vishwamitra was originally the King of Kanyakubja (modern day Kannauj). Vishvamitra was a king in ancient India, also called Kaushika (descendant of Kusha) and belonged to Amavasu Dynasty. Most of the stories related to Vishvamitra's life is narrated in the Valmiki Ramayana. In post-Rigvedic literature Viśvāmitra becomes a mythical sage. However, this view has been criticized due to lack of internal evidence and the projection of later views onto the Rigveda. In later Hindu texts, Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha have a long-standing feud, and scholars have stated they historically had a feud regarding the position of the Bharata purohita. He aided the Bharatas in crossing the Vipāśa and Śutudrī rivers (modern Beas and Sutlej). He was the purohita of the Bharata tribal king Sudās, until he was replaced by Vasiṣṭha. Viśvāmitra was taught by Jamadagni Bhārgava. Historically, Viśvāmitra Gāthina was a Rigvedic rishi who was the chief author of Mandala 3 of the Rigveda. Rev: Trident battle-axe, tree with railing, Brahmi legend identical in content to the obverse. Obv: Standing figure, probably of Vishvamitra, Kharoshthi legend, around: Mahadevasa Dharaghoshasa/Odumbarisa "Great Lord King Dharaghosha/Prince of Audumabara", across: Viçvamitra "Vishvamitra". Coin of Dharaghosha, king of the Audumbaras, in the Indo-Greek style, with depiction of Vishvamitra, circa 100 BCE.
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