King Kushika's kingdom was small but prosperous, blessed with fertile fields and wise ministers. Though born a Kṣatriya, Kuśika’s heart leaned toward righteousness and spiritual inquiry.

Saraswathi lifted the vīṇā. One note, and the distances between stars learned how to be measured. A second, and the first meter found its beat. A third, and grammar took root like a tree, branches of cases and tenses spreading clean and even.

Among Ikṣvāku’s many sons was Kukshi, who later came to be known by another name — Kukshi. Though remembered in later texts primarily as a link in the royal line, his story, preserved in fragments, is one of exile, redemption, and divine approval.