Sons of Maharṣi Kauśika

In Kurukṣetra there was a saintly Maharṣi named Kousika. He had seven sons named Svasṛpa, Krodhana, Hinsra, Piśuna, Kavi, Vāgdusta and Pitṛvartī. After the death of his father, they all became disciples of Maharṣi Garga.^[1] after some days they all are died and due to Karma dosa, they all originated as birder in a city called Dāśapura (Mandasora). Then after fasting, they abandoned their body.^[2] Subsequently, they were born as deer in the Kālanjara mountain in front of Lord Nīlakantha. Due to the disinterest, they fasted in the pilgrimage-place and sacrificed their lives righteously.^[3] After that, those seven yogīs took birth in the Mānsarovar as Cakrabāka . In this birth they were named as Sumanā, Kumuda, Śuddha, Chidradarśī, Sunetraka, Sunetra and Anśumān.^[4] One day seeing a magnificent king one of those Cakrabāka who was the obedient son of Kauśika, Pitṛvartī, got the aspiration of the kingdom. Similarly, the other two seeing the ministers of king, they expressed their desire to get a minister post in this land. The rest four among them were all born in the superior kula of Brāhmana . The first of those three came to be known as Brahmadatta as the son of King Vibhrāja and the other two were sons of Kaṇḍarika and Subālaka.^[5] The beautiful girl of Devala, who was known as Sannati, was the wife of King Brahmadatta.^[6] The rest four Cakrabākas were born as sons of an old Brahmin in the city of the same where Brahmadatta resides. At that time, they had four names–Dhṛtimān, Tatvadarśī, Vidyācanda and Tapotsuka.^[7] After remembering the previous birth Brahmadatta anointed his son named Viṣvaksena and took the path of the forest himself.^[8]