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Kavasha Ailusha

Also called: Kavasha

The seer of the hymn to the Waters and the Child of the Waters (RV 10.30). The sages sacrificing on the Sarasvati reject him as the son of a slave woman; when he recites the hymn the river follows him, and they take him back.

Sources: Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) · see Kavasha Ailusha's web

Relations 2

Kavasha Ailusha blessed by

Saraswati (Consort) · Kavasha Ailusha and the Sarasvati
The river runs all around the rejected seer.

Kavasha Ailusha devotee of

Apam Napat (God) · Kavasha Ailusha and the Sarasvati
Seer of the hymn to the Waters and their Child, RV 10.30.

Stories 1

Kavasha Ailusha and the Sarasvati
Legend · as the rejected seer · 2 tellings

Cited

Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) § ab.2.19 Primary text (translation)
Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) § kb.12.3 Primary text (translation)