Kalmashpada

Published on 27th October, 2019, in Mid-day The Rigveda refers to the battle of 10 kings that was won by Sudas of the Bharata clan. In Puranas, we are told that he had a son called Kalmashpada. That is why Kalmashpada is also called Saudas, which means ‘son of Sudas’. Saudas Kalmashpada is infamous for being a cannibal. In the Mahabharata, King Saudas was walking in the forest, on a narrow path, when he encountered Saktri, the eldest son Vashishta. Saktri refused to step aside to make way for the king and the king was too proud to make way from the Brahmin. This resulted ..