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Brahmadatta of Kampilya

King of Kampilya, born to the Gandharva maiden Somada by the blessing of the sage Chuli. He marries the hundred daughters of Kushanabha, and each becomes straight as he takes her hand. In Xuanzang's telling Brahmadatta is instead the father of the hundred daughters and king of Kusumapura.

Sources: The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74); Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World, by Xuanzang, tr. Samuel Beal (1884) · see Brahmadatta of Kampilya's web

Relations 1

Brahmadatta of Kampilya consort of

The hundred daughters of Kushanabha (Mortal) · The hundred daughters of Kushanabha and the Wind
Marries all hundred; his touch makes them straight.

Stories 1

The hundred daughters of Kushanabha and the Wind
From the epics · as the bridegroom whose touch cures them · 2 tellings

Cited

The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74) § 1.34 Primary text (translation)
Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World, by Xuanzang, tr. Samuel Beal (1884) § 5.1 Primary text (translation)