Vershini

Vershini was a wife of Rompad, the king of Angadesh and an elder sister of Kausalya

Story

Vershini and Kausalya were daughters of Kaushal king. Vershini was married to Rompad, the king of Angadesh (present day Bhagalpur,Bihar). . And Kausalya to Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya. Rompad was a good friend of maharaja Dasharatha as both of them were educated at the same ashram of sage Vasistha. Vershini had no child after a long time of marriage life. One day they were in Ayodhya and jokingly ask to Dashratha for a first child of Kausalya. Dashratha gave promise. Then Shanta was born and she was adopted by Vershini and Rompad. Shanta, whom they gave marriage to sage Rishyasringa

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