Ghosha

Ghosha () was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer. From a young age, she suffered from a disfiguring skin ailment. According to legend, Ashvini Kumars cured her and restored her youthfulness, health and beauty. Consequently, she got married and had a son. She was proficient in the Vedas and had even scripted two hymns in the Rigveda. She was called as mantradrika, meaning well versed in mantras. She was also known as a Brahmavadini, a speaker or proclaimer of Brahman, and led a purposeful spiritual life.

== Biography == Ghosha was born during the Vedic period in India. Her father was Kakshivat and grandfather was Dīrghatamas, both of them having written hymns in the Rigveda. She suffered from a skin ailment and was confined to the house, attending to her father. According to a hymn, she suffered from leprosy, which had disfigured her. She was thus celibate for a long period. She fervently prayed to Ashvins, the divine physician twins of the time, who were proficient in rejuvenation. According to myth, they taught her Madhu Vidhya, knowledge to restore youth and acquire immense knowledge, to cure her skin ailment. Thus, allegedly, she was cured, and then married. She had a son, Suhstya, who also composed a hymn in the Rigveda.