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Vishala (Vaishali)

Also called: Vishala, Kushaplava

The city of Vishala, founded by King Vishala son of Ikshvaku and Alambusha, which the Ramayana names as the place (earlier Kushaplava) where Diti kept her vow and Indra served her; identified with Vaishali in present-day Bihar.

Sources: The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74); Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 46-47, Sanskrit with word-by-word English (valmikiramayan.net, D. Hanumanta Rao) · see Vishala (Vaishali)'s web

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Diti (God) · Diti's vow and the birth of the Maruts
Diti keeps her vow at Kushaplava, where the city of Vishala later stands.

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The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74) § 1.47 Primary text (translation)
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 46-47, Sanskrit with word-by-word English (valmikiramayan.net, D. Hanumanta Rao) § 1.47.10-12 Primary text (translation)