Chapter 34 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 34.6

स पिता मम काकुत्स्थ गाधिः परमधार्मिकः। कुशवंशप्रसूतोऽस्मि कौशिको रघुनन्दन॥

sa pitā mama kākutstha gādhiḥ paramadhārmikaḥ| kuśavaṃśaprasūto'smi kauśiko raghunandana||

English Meaning

O Kākutstha, even that highly pious Gadhi is my sire. And, O descendant of Raghu, I, called Kausika, am sprung from Kusa's line.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)