Antecedents: Vishnu – Brahma – Marichi – Kashyapa – Vivasvan – Vaivasvatamanu – Ikshvaku – Vikukshi -Shashada – Puranjaya – Kukulstha.

Rama is also known as Kakulstha since he was born in the same dynasty.

Kukulstha ruled from Ayodhya. A war between devas and asuras took place during that time. The asuras under Suryaketu won. The devas, as per Vishnu’s advice, approached Kukulstha. Kukulstha was happy to see Indra and the devas in Ayodhya but said that he would help them only if Indra became his vehicle. Indra, though reluctant, took the form of a bull. Kukulstha rode into battle on the bull and defeated the asuras. It was only then that he came to be known as Kukulstha or Indravahana or Puranjaya as per Devibhagavata Saptamaskanda.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 60.

A snake belonging to Kashyapa’s dynasty as per Mahabharata Udyogaparva Chapter 103 verse 10.

A vrishnivanshi king.

Antecedents: Yudhajit – Shini – Satyaka – Satyaki – Yuyana – Jaya – Kuni – Anamitra – Prishni – Chitraratha – Kukura.

With Kukura began the Kukura vansh. Since he was a famous king, his descendants were also known as Kukuras. His descendants were vassals of Krishna as per Mahabharata Udyogaparva Chapter 28. Kukuras and Andhakas finally got drunk and annihilated each other as per Mahabharata Mausalaparva Chapter 3.

Sharyati, the daughter of Vaivaswatamanu, had a son named Aanarta, who in turn had a son named Revata. He was a rajarishi and ruled from an island named Kushasthali. He had a hundred sons and a daughter named Revati. His eldest son was Kukudmi as per Devibhagavata Saptamaskanda.

A snake born in Kashyapa’s dynasty as per Mahabharata Udyogaparva Chapter 103 verse 10.

An evil king of Pindaraka. Because of his evil deeds, he was reborn as a preta. He then reached Kahoda’s hermitage with his followers. The sage recognised him and freed him from the preta form as per Padmapurana Uttarakanda Chapter 139.

The son of Vasuki’s brother. He once married Shrutartha, the daughter of a brahmin named Somasharma in the gandharva tradition. A child was born to them as per Kathasaritasagara Kathapeetthalambaka.

A famous figure in Sanskrit literature. She was the daughter of Dhanapalita, a merchant in Pataliputra. She was married to another merchant named Devasena. Once, while he was in another city, her mother-in-law imprisoned her in a dark room. But using a piece of metal, she dug her way out. She was tired and hungry and roamed a long way into the forest. She spent the night in the hollow of a tree. Later that night, a rakshasi reached there with her children.

During that time, the king of Vasudattapura was suffering severe headaches since a bettle had gone in through his ear and was breeding there. Many healers had given up trying to treat him. The rakshasi began telling her kids on how to cure the king. She said that the king should rub his hair and scalp with ghee and lie down in the sun. Then a tube should be pushed inside the ear, with the other end in a pot of water. The beetles would be lured out by the ghee and fall into the water.

Kirtisena heard this, went to the king in the guise of a healer and cured him. She resided there for a few days as the king’s friend. Later, her husband reached there and they were reunited. The king gifted them handsomely as per Kathasaritasagara Madanamanjukalabaka Taranga 3.

A shivagana born of Shiva’s hair. He had 3 faces, 3 legs, 3 tails, and 7 arms. Shiva first asked it to survive eating pretabhakshana. But, later seeing his valour, Shiva decreed that whoever saw Shiva without first remembering Kirtimukha would be destroyed as per Padmapurana.