Kaushik

Kaushik/Koushika is a gotra of Brahmins mainly found in India. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "Vishvamitra" literally meaning 'friend of the universe','vishwa' meaning universe and 'mitra' meaning friend. He was also called as Rishi 'Kaushika'.[1]

References

  1. "Viśwamitra". mythfolklore.net.
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