Muchukunda
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| Muchukunda | |
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 Lord Vishnu appears before the king | |
| Texts | Mahabharata, Puranas |
| Genealogy | |
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| Siblings | Ambarisha, Purukutsa (brothers), fifty sisters |
| Dynasty | Suryavamsha |
Muchukunda (Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्द, romanized: Muchukunda) is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) in Hindu mythology. He was the son of King Mandhata,[1] and the brother of Ambarisha.[2]
According to the Bhagavata Purana, the devas were once defeated by the asuras. They sought the refuge of the king named Muchukunda, described to be a great warrior and a pious man. King Muchukunda granted the devas shelter until they rallied themselves under Kartikeya, the son of Shiva. After their triumph, the devas and their king, Indra, expressed their gratitude to the king for sacrificing his privileged position on earth to travel to Svarga to protect them. They revealed to him that an entire age had passed on earth, with the Treta Yuga now having transitioned to the Dvapara Yuga. They informed him that his family had all died. They offered Muchukunda any boon of his choice for his services, with the exception of moksha (liberation), as it was beyond their capacities. Struck with grief upon learning that his family was no longer alive, and feeling exhausted after all the battles, he asked the devas for the boon of undisturbed sleep, with the provision that anyone who dared to disturb it would immediately be reduced to ashes. This boon was granted, and the king commenced his sleep in a cave.[3]
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