Keshini is one of King Sagar's
wives in Hindu legend.
Keshini and her co-wife Sumati are given a choice in the
amount of children they will have, one will bear a single son through whom the
lineage will continue, and the other will bear sixty thousand boys who will die
before they have any progeny, thanks to a sage's blessing.
Keshini selects the former, and King Sagar's dynasty is
continued via her son Asamanjasa.
Her family are especially significant since her great-great
grandson is the sage Bhagirath, who is responsible for bringing the Ganges from
heaven to earth.
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