Kusha (Ramayana)

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Kusha (Sanskrit: कुश, IAST: Kuśa) is the elder of the twin sons of Rama and Sita in the Hindu epic Ramayana. His younger twin brother is Lava. According to tradition, the Ramayana was first recited to Kusha and Lava by its composer, Valmiki, and the brothers popularised the epic by traveling and reciting it. Following the death of Rama, Kusha succeeded him to rule the southern region of Kosala, where he established a new capital city named Kushasthali. According to the Raghuvamsha, Kusha married Kumudvati, daughter of the naga-chief Kumuda, who bore him a son named Atithi.

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