Kakabhushundi

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Kakabhushundi (Sanskrit: काकभुशुण्डि, romanized: Kākabhuśuṇḍi), also rendered Bhushundi, is a sage featured in Hindu literature. He is one of the characters of the Rāmacaritamānas, an Awadhi poem about the deity Rama by the saint Tulsidas. Kakabhushundi is depicted as a devotee of Rama, who narrates the story of the Ramayana to Garuda in the form of a crow. He is described to be a Chiranjivi, an immortal being in Hinduism who is to remain alive on earth until the end of the current Kali Yuga. Kakabhushundi is also the central character in The Story of Bhushunda, which appears in the Yoga Vasishtha.

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