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Ghosha

Also called: Ghosha Kakshivati

A woman seer to whom Rigveda 10.39 and 10.40 are ascribed. She grew old unmarried in her father's house and called on the Ashvins, who gave her a husband (RV 1.117.7). The Brihaddevata makes her the daughter of Kakshivat, disfigured by disease for sixty years, healed and given a son, Suhastya.

Sources: Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer; The Brhad-devata attributed to Saunaka, ed. and tr. A. A. Macdonell (Harvard Oriental Series 6) · see Ghosha's web

Relations 3

Ghosha blessed by

The Ashvins (God) · Ghosha calls the Ashvins
They give the woman grown old in her father's house a husband; the Brihaddevata adds healing and a son.

Ghosha child of

Kakshivat (Sage)
The Brihaddevata calls her Kakshivat's daughter.

Ghosha devotee of

The Ashvins (God) · Ghosha calls the Ashvins
Two Rigveda hymns to the Ashvins are in her name.

Stories 1

Ghosha calls the Ashvins
Legend · as the woman grown old at home · 4 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.39 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.40.5 Primary text (translation)
Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 1.117.7 Primary text (translation)
The Brhad-devata attributed to Saunaka, ed. and tr. A. A. Macdonell (Harvard Oriental Series 6) § 7.42-48 Primary text (translation)