ब्रह्मयोनिर्महानासीत् कुशो नाम महातपाः | अक्लिष्टव्रतधर्मज्ञः सज्जनप्रतिपूजकः || १-३२-१
brahma yonir mahaan aasiit kusho naama mahaatapaaH | akliShTa vrata dharmaGYaH sajjana prati puujakaH || 1-32-1
Translation
"Once there was a highly righteous kingly sage who is the brainchild of Brahma, whose ascesis is of higher order, who has never flouted the rules of rituals or his vows, and who revered the knowers of virtue by name Kusha." Thus Sage Vishvamitra commenced narration. [1-32-1]
Audio Recitation
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brahmayoniH
Brahma as causation - Brahma's brainchild
mahaatapaaH
ascesis on with higher order
akliSTavratadharmaj~naH
one who has - without hampered vows and knower of their \t\t\tvirtue - who has never flouted the rules of rituals and vows
sajjanapratipuujakaH
knowers of virtue and one who reveres virtue knowers
mahaan
highly righteous - kingly sage
kushaH naama
Kusha, named
aasiit
[once upon a time] was there.
Chapter context
Rama's travel to Mithila city
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