Ushij : in Rig-Veda, the mother of Kakshīvān (q.v.); in Puranas, the king of Kalinga asked his Queen to submit to Rishi Dīrghatamas so he could father a son for the King. Instead the queen sent her maid, Ushij. The sage, aware of the deception, sanctified Ushij, & fathered by her a son, Kakshīvān.
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