Dillipa in Hindu mythology is said to have been one of the most righteous and chivalrous emperors that the Solar Dynasty had ever produced. He was not blessed with a child for a long time and that caused great worry in his mind. In the matter of begetting an heir, he took the advice of Sage Vasishta. The sage divined his condition and told him that, once on the way back to earth after fighting a war on the side of the Gods, Dileepa failed to notice the divine cow Kamadhenu on his way and passed without paying his respects to her. Thereby he incurred the anger of the cow, who cursed the king to go childless. To negate the ill-effects of the curse, the King was advised to worship the divine cow Nandini who was the daughter of Kamadhenu, and thereby to earn her goodwill. The term Hindu mythology refers collectively to a large body of Indian literature (essentially, the mythology of Hinduism) that detail the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ... In Hinduism, Surya is the chief solar deity, son of Dyaush or Indra. ... Vasishta, in Hindu mythology was chief of the seven venerated sages (or Saptharishi) and the Rajaguru of the Suryavamsha or Solar Dynasty. ... Kamadhenu (SAMPA: /kam@Denu/) was a divine cow who was believed to be the mother of all Gods according to Hindu mythology. ... Nandini (The Enjoying), in Hindu Mythology was a Divine Cow that could grant wishes. ... Kamadhenu (SAMPA: /kam@Denu/) was a divine cow who was believed to be the mother of all Gods according to Hindu mythology. ...

The king faithfully served Kamadhenu for twenty-one days. He slept where the cow slept, ate when the cow ate and washed the cow and took very good care of it. On the twenty-second day, when the cow was grazing in the field, a lion appeared suddenly and pounced to eat Nandini. The king tried to kill the lion but could not, because the lion happened to be a servant of Lord Shiva and he cast a spell on King Dileepa that made him motionless. The king wanted to protect the cow but could not do anything but speak. He begged the lion to spare the cow and eat him instead and bowed before the lion. Kamadhenu (SAMPA: /kam@Denu/) was a divine cow who was believed to be the mother of all Gods according to Hindu mythology. ... Nandini (The Enjoying), in Hindu Mythology was a Divine Cow that could grant wishes. ... Lord Åšiva. ...

Seeing that the King was willing to sacrifice himself to save her, the cow was very much pleased. She revealed that the incident was actually a trick which she had played on the king to test his faithfullness. Nandini removed the curse of her mother and the King very soon begat a son, who came to be called as Raghu meaning one who was learned in the shastras and who vanquished the enemies in war. Nandini (The Enjoying), in Hindu Mythology was a Divine Cow that could grant wishes. ... Raghu in Hindu mythology was a valorous king of the Ikshavaku dynasty. ... Shastra is a Sanskrit word used to denote education/knowledge in a general sense. ...

Dileepa was a very pious king, and performed as many as 100 yagnas or sacrificial rituals. Until he did so, only Indra, king of the Gods, had earned that distinction. In a bid to prevent Dileepa from equaling his record, Indra placed many hurdles in the path of the successful completion of the 100th sacrifice, but Raghu, valiant son of Dileepa, was able to prevail over the forces of Indra himself, and the sacrifice was completed successfully. Indra (इन्द्र), god of weather and war, and Lord of Heaven or Swargaloka, was the supreme deva of Hinduism during the early Vedic period. ... Indra (इन्द्र), god of weather and war, and Lord of Heaven or Swargaloka, was the supreme deva of Hinduism during the early Vedic period. ... Raghu in Hindu mythology was a valorous king of the Ikshavaku dynasty. ... Indra (इन्द्र), god of weather and war, and Lord of Heaven or Swargaloka, was the supreme deva of Hinduism during the early Vedic period. ...

The legends recounted in this article form a substantial portion of Kalidasa's immortal peotic work, the Raghuvamsha. Kalidasa (कािलदास) is arguably Indias greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist, his title Kavikulaguru (Preceptor of All Poets) bearing testimony to his stature. ... Kalidasas Raghuvamsha tells of the family of Rama and his descendents, including the conqueror Raghu. ...