uing ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁all ▁versions / trans l ations ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Ram ay ana . ▁ ▁The ▁Ad hy at ma ▁Ram ay ana ▁tells ▁that ▁Kab and ha ▁( the ▁name ▁V ish v avas u ▁is ▁not ▁used ) ▁was ▁a ▁Gand har va ▁chief , ▁who ▁was ▁bl essed ▁by ▁Bra h ma ▁with ▁imm ort ality . ▁He ▁was ▁" dr unk ▁with ▁the ▁wine ▁of ▁youth ▁and ▁beauty " ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁ro am ▁the ▁universe ▁en chant ing ▁beautiful ▁ma id ens . ▁Once , ▁he ▁laughed ▁at ▁the ▁s age ▁As ht av ak ra ▁(" one ▁who ▁was ▁eight ▁de form ities "), ▁who ▁curs ed ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Rak sh asa , ▁though ▁the ▁s age ▁assured ▁him ▁that ▁R ama ▁would ▁free ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁cur se . ▁Still ▁ar rog ant , ▁Kab and ha ▁once ▁ch ased ▁Ind ra . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ra ▁episode ▁mirror s ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁telling . ▁ ▁The ▁Mah ab har ata ▁tells ▁that ▁Kab and ha ▁was ▁a ▁g and har va ▁named ▁V ish v avas u ▁in ▁his ▁previous ▁life ▁and ▁was ▁curs ed ▁by ▁Bra h ma ▁to ▁be ▁born ▁" from ▁a ▁Rak sh asa ▁w omb ". ▁The ▁Mah av ira - char ita ▁calls ▁Kab and ha ' s ▁real ▁form ▁Dan u , ▁son ▁of ▁Sri . ▁The ▁Bh att ik av ya ▁does ▁not ▁explicitly ▁name ▁Kab