मुचुकुन्द
[mucukunda] IAST: MUCUKUNDA
A celebrated King of the Solar dynasty.
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Descending in order from विष्णु -- ब्रह्मा -- मरीचि -- कश्यप -- विवस्वान् -- वैवस्वत मनु -- इक्ष्वाकु -- शशाद -- पुरञ्जय ( ककुत्स्थ )-- अनेनस् -- पृथुलाश्व -- प्रसेनजित् -- युवनाश्व -- मान्धाता -- मुचुकुन्द .
मान्धाता got three sons named अम्बरीष , मुचुकुन्द and पुरुकुत्स and fifty daughters and all the fifty were married to a sage named सौभरि .
How मुचुकुन्द attained salvation
For the story see para 72, under इन्द्र ).
Other details
मुचुकुन्द had a daughter named चन्द्रमुखी . She was married to शोभन , son of चन्द्रसेन . Once, when शोभन came to his wife's house it was an एकादशी day and all were observing fasting and so शोभन also did so. The next day शोभन was seen lying dead. The soul of शोभन went to the valley of the mountain of मन्दर and started enjoying heavenly bliss. One day a pilgrim from the country of मुचुकुन्द named सोमशर्मा met the soul of शोभन and coming to know that it was the son-inlaw of their King he started making enquiries about him. शोभन then said that all his happiness was due to his observing the एकादशी व्रत . On hearing the gladdening news about her husband चन्द्रमुखी became happy. (Chapter 61, Bhāga 1, Padma Purāṇa) .
This राजर्षि shines in the court of यम . [mh-2-8-21 ] .
Once being greatly pleased with him. कुबेर offered him all the worlds as gift. But मुचुकुन्द refused to accept it saying that he would enjoy only what was earned by him by his own efforts. [mh-5-132-97 ]
Once मुचुकुन्द just to try the might of कुबेर attacked him. The demons sent by कुबेर defeated him. He then meditated on वसिष्ठ and he was able to defeat the army of असुरस् of कुबेर . [mh-12-74-4 ] .
Once परशुराम gave धर्मोपदेश (Instruction on morality, piety etc) to मुचुकुन्द . [mh-12-143-7 ] .
Once the King of काम्बोज gave him a sword and he gave that sword to मरुत्त . [mh-12-166-77 ] .
He believed in making gifts of cows [mh-13-76-25 ] .
मुचुकुन्द hated eating flesh. [mh-13-115-61 ] .
मुचुकुन्द is listed among those kings who are worthy of being remembered morning and evening. [mh-13-165-54 ]
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