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Maharshi Vishvamitra (महर्षिः विश्वामित्रः) (view source)
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kuśanābhasutastvāsīdgādhirityeva viśrutaḥ | gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ || 1-51-19</blockquote>
kuśanābhasutastvāsīdgādhirityeva viśrutaḥ | gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ || 1-51-19</blockquote>
Puranic Encyclopedia lists the genealogy as follows<ref>Mani, V. (1975). ''Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass Pvt. Ltd. (pp.872-876 )</ref><blockquote>Brahma — Atri — Candra — Budha — Pururavas — Vijaya — Hotraka — Jahnu — Puru — Balaka — Ajaka — Kusa — Kusanabha — Gadhi — Visvamitra</blockquote>As Vishvamitra was born in the family of the famous king Kusa, Visvamitra got the name Kaushika.
Puranic Encyclopedia lists the genealogy as follows<ref name=":14">Mani, V. (1975). ''Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass Pvt. Ltd. (pp.872-876 )</ref><blockquote>Brahma — Atri — Candra — Budha — Pururavas — Vijaya — Hotraka — Jahnu — Puru — Balaka — Ajaka — Kusa — Kusanabha — Gadhi — Visvamitra</blockquote>As Vishvamitra was born in the family of the famous king Kusa, Visvamitra got the name Kaushika.
=== Sons of Vishvamitra ===
=== Sons of Vishvamitra ===
== Harishcandra ==
== Harishcandra ==
Harishchandra, to keep his word and for the sake of truth he gave away the whole of his kingdom to Visvamitra. When that was not sufficient he cleared his debts to Visvamitra with the money got by selling his wife, Chandramati, his son, Rohitasva and finally himself. And, he earned his livelihood with the wages he got for cremating corpses, himself doing duties as guard at a burning ghat and as the slave to a Chandala. Ultimately the Trimurtis (Brahma, Visnu and Siva) appeared and heaped on him all the boons he desired and rewarded him with high honours.<ref name=":14" />
Once Harishcandra performed a yajna for which Visvamitra was the priest, but Visvamitra, being angry at Harishcandra, took away all his possessions, claiming them as a contribution of daksina. Vasistha, however, did not like this, and therefore a fight arose between Vasistha and Visvamitra. The fighting became so severe that each of them cursed the other. One of them said, "May you become a bird," and the other said, "May you become a duck." Thus both of them became birds and continued fighting for many years because of Harishcandra. <ref name=":0"> Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 9, chapter 7 verse 7 ''[https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/9/7/7 Harishcandra]''</ref>
Once Harishcandra performed a yajna for which Visvamitra was the priest, but Visvamitra, being angry at Harishcandra, took away all his possessions, claiming them as a contribution of daksina. Vasistha, however, did not like this, and therefore a fight arose between Vasistha and Visvamitra. The fighting became so severe that each of them cursed the other. One of them said, "May you become a bird," and the other said, "May you become a duck." Thus both of them became birds and continued fighting for many years because of Harishcandra. <ref name=":0"> Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 9, chapter 7 verse 7 ''[https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/9/7/7 Harishcandra]''</ref>