14-521: (Redirected from Gārgya ) Gārgya (feminine Gārgī , "descendant of Garga") may refer to: Author of some of the sukthas of Atharva Veda, son of Garga and father of Kalayavana King of Gandharvas Author of the Samaveda -Padapatha See also [ edit ] Garga (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
28-477: A boon from Mahadeva that he would get a son with the power to destroy the Yadavas. During his penance, he ate iron fillings that made his complexion iron-black ( kāla ). Subsequently, Gargya came to Mathura, and had sex with a cowherd's daughter ( gopi ), who was actually an apsara in disguise. Kalayavana was the result of this union: Gargya crowned him as the new king, and left for the forest . According to
42-400: A long pursuit, Krishna, followed by Kalayavana, entered a dark cave. This was the same cave that Muchukunda was present within, still engaged in his slumber. Kalayavana, in a fit of anger and unable to see in the dark, attacked Muchukunda, mistaking him to be Krishna. When Muchukunda opened his eyes, his gaze fell upon Kalayavana, who was immediately burnt to ashes. After gaining his bearings,
56-475: Is a king in Hinduism . He is stated to have invaded Mathura with an army of 30 million yavanas against Krishna . The Brahmanda Purana 14.46ff narrates the following story of Kalayavana's birth: a woman named Vrka-devi decided to test the virility of Gargya ( IAST : Gārgya, "descendent of Garga "). Gargya was unable to ejaculate, for which the Yadavas insulted him. After a 12-year penance , Gargya got
70-600: 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
84-547: 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
98-486: The Vishnu Purana and Harivamsa , Kalayavana was a Yavana king. He was the partial incarnation of Krodha. Jarasandha , Kamsa's father-in-law, and the ruler of Magadha attacked Mathura seventeen times, but was beaten by Krishna every time. Unable to defeat Krishna on his own, Jarasandha made an alliance with Kalayavana. Kalayavana had become a powerful Yavana warrior, who had gotten a boon from Shiva that on
112-487: The battlefield, he would be unbeatable. Krishna, in order to defend his people, built a formidable city, named Dvaraka , to which he transported the inhabitants of Mathura. Kalayavana attacked Mathura with an army of 30 million Yavanas. Krishna, realising that the Yavanas had greatly outnumbered all the Yadavas, decided to challenge Kalayavana for a duel. Krishna strategically fled the battlefield and lured Kalayavana into
126-475: The cave where the great king of Treta Yuga , Muchukunda , one of the forefathers of Rama , was in a deep slumber of thousands of years after helping the devas in an epic war with the asuras . Desiring an absolutely undisturbed sleep, he had been given a boon by Indra that anyone who dared to disturb his sleep would get burnt to ashes immediately. In the Dvapara Yuga , in the darkness deep inside
140-505: The cave, Krishna covered Muchukunda with his scarf. Kalayavana, assuming him to be Krishna, kicked him, thus disturbing the king's sleep, and was reduced to ashes. Muchukunda was delighted to see Krishna there. Krishna advised him to perform tapasya to cleanse his accumulated sins to attain moksha. After meeting the deity, Muchukunda set out of the cave. Muchukunda then travelled north to Gandamadana Mountain , and from there, to Badrikashrama , for doing penance and finally achieved liberation in
154-540: The form of moksha . The hills and the cave where Muchukunda rested is held by locals to be located at Ranchodji teerth, district Lalitpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh . Muchukunda Muchukunda ( Sanskrit : मुचुकुन्द , romanized : Mucukunda ) is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) in Hindu mythology . He is the son of King Mandhata , and the brother of Ambarisha . According to
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#1732800883980168-456: The king was delighted to see Krishna. Krishna advised him to perform tapas to cleanse his accumulated sins, to attain moksha (liberation) . After meeting with the deity, Muchukunda set out of the cave. The story narrates that he was astonished to see all creatures had shrunken in size over time while he rested in the cave, indicating long ages gone by. Muchukunda then went to Gandamadana Mountain and from there to Badrika Ashrama for performing
182-557: 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. According to the Mahabharata , Kalayavana , a great yavana warrior king, was undefeated and unmatched in battle due to a boon. Allied with Jarasandha , he set out to invade Krishna's kingdom, Mathura . When the two armies faced each other in battle, Krishna dismounted from his chariot and retreated, followed by Kalayavana. After
196-555: The title Gargya . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gargya&oldid=1030832684 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kalayavana Kalayavana ( Sanskrit : कालयवन , romanized : Kālayavana , lit. 'dark Greek')
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