CharacterIkshvaku royal family
Kusha: Stories
कुशMember of the Ikshvaku royal family. Also called Kush.
Kusha is the elder of the twin sons of Rama and Sita. Raised with Lava in Valmiki's hermitage, he sings the Ramayana at Rama's horse sacrifice and later becomes king of southern Kosala at Kushavati.
Stories and legends
StoryLava and Kusha: Sita’s Sons and Her Return to the Earthलव-कुश: सीता के पुत्र और पृथ्वी में लीन होनाBanished while carrying Rama's children, Sita raised their twin sons Lava and Kusha in Valmiki's hermitage. When reunited, asked once more to prove her purity, Sita called on…
StoryLuv-Kush and the Ashwamedha Horseलव-कुश और अश्वमेध का घोड़ाRaised in Valmiki's hermitage and taught the Ramayana and the use of arms, Rama's twin sons Luv and Kush captured the horse of his Ashwamedha sacrifice and tied…
StoryHow Long Did Lord Rama Live? His Reign, Age and Departureश्री राम कितने वर्ष जीए?The Valmiki Ramayana says Rama ruled Ayodhya for 11,000 years in the Treta Yuga, and that he departed by walking into the river Sarayu, returning to his form…Continue exploring
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Appears inRamayanaरामायणStories & mythsLava and Kusha: Sita’s Sons and Her Return to the Earthलव-कुश: सीता के पुत्र और पृथ्वी में लीन होनाPlaces & templesNaimisharanyaनैमिषारण्यStories & mythsLuv-Kush and the Ashwamedha Horseलव-कुश और अश्वमेध का घोड़ाPlaces & templesValmiki Ashramवाल्मीकि आश्रम
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्याStories & mythsHow Long Did Lord Rama Live? His Reign, Age and Departureश्री राम कितने वर्ष जीए?SiblingsLavaलव
ParentsRamaराम
ParentsSitaसीता