Kutsa
mythological figure · 2 works · 19 mentions · 25 anchored passages
son of Arjuna · Kutsa clan · the seer Kutsa
in the texts
Rigveda
Legendary ally of Indra, aided in battle and in the slaying of the demon Śuṣṇa.
O Indra, you helped Kutsa in whom you took pleasure;
You aided Kutsa in the slayings of Śuṣṇa;
you, O Indra, overthrew Śuṣṇa in the enclosure at the battle of food, accompanying young Kutsa, the gleaming one.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A legendary seer recalled as having invoked Indra for aid in distress.
In the tight pass the seer Kutsa called upon Indra, the Vṛtra-slayer, the lord of mighty deeds, for aid.
You who protect Bharadvāja and Vadhryaśva, Viśvāmitra, O Varuṇa and Mitra, and Kutsa;