Muchukunda (Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्द, romanized: Mucukunda) is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) in Hindu mythology. He is the son of King Mandhata...

fighting, Krishna lures him into a mountain where the great king Muchukunda lay asleep. Muchukunda had left his kingdom to help the devas in a great war against...

Muchukunda with his scarf. Kalayavana, assuming him to be Krishna, kicked him, thus disturbing the king's sleep, and was reduced to ashes. Muchukunda...

According to the Puranas, he had three sons: Purukutsa, Ambarisha, and Muchukunda. He is remembered for his greatness, benevolence, and generosity. Mandhatṛ's...

Plateau, flowing through Telangana, India. The river's historical name is Muchukunda. Hyderabad stands on the banks of the Musi River, which divides the historic...

important personalities belonging to this royal house are Mandhatri, Muchukunda, Ambarisha, Bharata, Bahubali, Harishchandra, Dilīpa, Sagara, Raghu, Dasharatha...

arranged the Ganges to flow to perform a holy bath for Rishi. Rajarshi Muchukunda after fighting for years with rakshasas and killing mleccha Kalayavana...

island. Moreover, Harivamsa states that the founder of Mahishmati was muchukunda, the son of King Mandhata. A 1225 CE inscription of the Paramara king...

Some scholars also narrate the story about Mandhata's sons-Ambarish and Muchukunda, who had practiced severe penance and austerities here and pleased Shiva...

Akrutashva Prasenajit I Yuvanashva II Mandhata Purukutsa I (or Vasuda) and Muchukunda Ambarisha Trasadasyu Sambhruta Anaranya II Preeshadashva Haryashva II...

Dhundumara it was taken by Kamvoja, and from Kamvoja it was taken by Muchukunda, from Muchukunda it was taken by Marutta and from Marutta by Raivata. From Raivata...

Parashurama, Druhyu king Arabdha and demon King Madhu and Lavanasura) Muchukunda fought in the Devasura War. So, his younger brother Purukutsa became the...

her wish remained unfulfilled. According to legend, a Chola king named Muchukunda obtained a boon from Indra and wished to receive a lingam icon of Shiva...

the eighth-century Japanese tale "Urashima Tarō". The Hindu story of Muchukunda from the Bhagavatam also displays many similarities to the story of "Rip...

Vishwamitra again started to meditate. Shakuntala was left with sage Kanva. Muchukunda, son of King Mandhata, and brother of equally illustrious Ambarisha, was...

- An asura king who was killed by Krishna by tricking him into waking Muchukunda. Narakasura - A powerful asura ruler slain by Krishna, and his wife Satyabhama...

Kakathiyas built the chain link tanks and some temples and built a barriage on Muchukunda ( Musi) River... present day Gandipet lake. Beside Balaji Temple surround...

Sahanja and a descendant of Yadu through Haihaya. At another place it names Muchukunda, one of the ancestors of lord Rama, as the founder of Mahishmati. It states...

encountered till the early decades of 20th century. Musi River was called Muchukunda River in pre-historic days. A few bridges cross the river; the oldest...

Kannada) -- Michelia champaca Karnikar (Son Chapha-सोनचाफा in Marathi, Muchukunda in Bengali, Kanak Champa, Kaniar, Katha Champa in Hindi) -- Pterospermum...

The city of poompuhar is a very ancient one. Legends relate how great Muchukunda chola of solar race once led his troops to guard kingdom of lord indra...

coil on the banks of the river and went to the world of Gods." Bhishmaka Muchukunda Ambarisha Bhag-P, 9.3.32 (see texts 27-28) Vishnu-Purana (see Book IV...

Linga. After his death the Linga disappeared into the earth. Then his son Muchukunda offered similar prayers to Shiva and got a second Shiva Linga, which too...

Shrine. The Shiva Linga was placed by Sri Muchukunda Swami and hence the image is popularly called as Muchukunda Somanath. Salajanga Ashram, which is nearly...

Kakshivat Aryaman Analapratapa Vena Prithu Dhundhumara Yuvanasva Mandhata Muchukunda Valabha Prithulaksha Parthivachudamani Dirghabahu Chandrajit Sankriti...

Mahaprabhuji. Close to Revati kund is another mythological place, cave of Muchukunda. The cave has a temple of Lord Krishna, and a Shiv Linga established either...

role) Kanta Rao as Narada Maharshi Mikkilineni as Balarama Dhulipala as Muchukunda Rajanala as Lord Siva Satyanarayana Nagabhushanam as Paundraka Vasudeva...

Sengunthar chief in his work Eeti-elupattu. It is worth mentioning that this Muchukunda Chola figures in the ancestry of Rajendra I as detailed in his Tiruvalangadu...

Ponnthuruthi Nambi Kata Nambi (2) According to legend, a Chola king named Muchukunda obtained a boon from Indra (a celestial deity) and wished to receive an...

festivals, pan-India. Prakriti Foundation undertook the restoration of the Muchukunda Murals, in 2012. A book was about these murals by Prof David Shulman was...