A member of the devagana. His weapon was Shakti as per Agnipurana Chapter 51.

A brahmin who was a devotee of Krishna. His original name was Sudama. Krishna and Sudama were the students of the sage Saandipa. They lived in his hermitage and once the guru’s wife sent them to the forest for firewood. It rained heavily and they were forced to spend the night in the forest. They became good friends and after their education, went their separate ways. Krishna became the ruler of Dwaraka, but Kuchela and his family were struck by poverty. Once, on his wife’s advice, Kuchela set out to Dwaraka to meet Krishna, carrying with him a packet of wheat flakes.

Krishna was delighted on seeing him and ate a mouthful of the wheat flakes immediately. As he was about to grab a second handful, Rukmini stopped him. Kuchela returned sometime later after, happy after the lavish hospitality. It was only on his way back that he remembered he had not asked Krishna for any money. But when he reached home, he realised that Krishna had converted his cottage into a huge mansion and made him a wealthy man, as per Bhagavata Dashamaskanda.

See Kuchimaratantra

A sanskrit work on the subject of seduction, written by the sage Kuchimara, also known as Kuchopanishad.

A famous asura, whose ansh avatar later was the king Parvatiya as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 67 verse 56.

Brahma’s son Swayambhuvamanu married Shatarupa, and they had 2 sons – Priyavrata and Uttanapada. priyavrata had a daughter, who was married to Kardama. They had 3 sons named Samrat, Virat and Kukshi as per Agnipurana Chapter 18.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 42.

A famous sage who shone in Yudhishtira’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 4 verse 19.

A chandravanshi king who began the Kukkuravansh.

An attendant of Skanda as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 46 verse 15.