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[The birth of Gadhicommendation of Kausikidescription of midnight.]

कृतोद्वाहे गते तस्मिन् ब्रह्मदत्ते च राघव।

अपुत्र: पुत्रलाभाय पौत्रीमिष्टिमकल्पयत्।।1.34.1।।

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राघव O Rama, तस्मिन् ब्रह्मदत्ते when that Brahmadatta, कृतोद्वाहे got married, गते had gone, अपुत्र: king without sons, पुत्रलाभाय in order to obtain a son, पौत्रीम् इष्टिम् Putreshti, अकल्पयत् performed.

"O son of Raghu's dynasty (Rama) Brahmadatta got married and left for his kingdom. Now a putreshti was performed by king Kusanabha in order to beget a son.