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Kalmashapada: Family
कल्माषपादKing of the Ikshvaku line. Also called Saudasa, Mitrasaha.
Kalmashapada, also called Saudasa, is an Ikshvaku king cursed by the sage Vasishtha to become a man-eating rakshasa. Valmiki tells Shatrughna his story at the hermitage on the night Lava and Kusha are born.
Kalmashapada's family
Parents, spouse, children, siblings and other relatives, as the Valmiki Ramayana and its tradition give them.
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