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The hundred daughters of Kushanabha

The hundred daughters of King Kushanabha and the nymph Ghritachi. They refuse the Wind because only their father may give them in marriage, are bent crooked by him, and are made straight again when Brahmadatta takes their hands.

Sources: The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74) · see The hundred daughters of Kushanabha's web

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The hundred daughters of Kushanabha cursed by

Vayu (God) · The hundred daughters of Kushanabha and the Wind
Refused, the Wind bends the hundred girls crooked.
The Great Tree Sage (Mahavriksha) (Sage) Buddhist · The hundred daughters of Kushanabha and the Wind
In Xuanzang's telling the ascetic curses ninety-nine princesses.

The hundred daughters of Kushanabha child of

Kushanabha (King) · The hundred daughters of Kushanabha and the Wind
Father of the hundred daughters by Ghritachi.

The hundred daughters of Kushanabha consort of

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

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The hundred daughters of Kushanabha and the Wind
From the epics · as refuse the Wind and are bent · 2 tellings

Cited

The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74) § 1.34 Primary text (translation)