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King Raghu
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- So celebrated were the exploits of Raghu, that his dynasty itself came to be known as the Raghuvamsha or the Raghukula after him.
- Later, he performed Vishwajit Yajna (a powerful fire ritual) and gave all his wealth as Dāna (charity). When he asked sage Kautsa what to give him, he replied "your Seva (service) would suffice". Kautsa became furious when Raghu persisted repeatedly and said to him, "having learnt 14 Vidyas from me, you must give me 14 koti gold coins as Guru-Dakshina". Raghu, being a man of his words, asked him to rest in his palace and assured him of giving the Guru-Dakshina within a day.
- Raghu commanded his army to gear up for invasion of Loka of Kubera the following morning. When he was heading towards the Kubera Loka, his treasurer came to him and told him that Kubera, by the virtue of fear of Raghu, rained gold coins the previous night. Hence, Raghu gave those gold coins as Guru-Dakshina to Sage Kautsa and fulfilled his word.
- King Raghu, a prominent king from the Suryavamsa lineage was called the fast one, due to his chariot-driving abilities.