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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Kundala (1)
A snake in Dhritarashtra’s dynasty killed during Janamejaya’s sarpasatra as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 57 verse 16.
Kundabhedi
See Kundaja
Kundadhara (3)
A cloud. Once a brahmin meditated in the forest and invoked all the devas. But all of them refused to bless him. He was dejected. Just then Kundadhara approached him and said it would bless him if the devas agreed. A deva called Manibhadra arrived there then, and blessed the brahmin, giving him salvation as per Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 271.
Kundadhara (2)
A snake who worshiped Varuna in the Varunasabha as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 9 verse 9.
Kundadhara (1)
Also known as Kundodhara. A Kaurava killed by Bhima as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 88 verse 23.
Kundaja
Also known as Kundabhedi. A Kaurava who was killed by Bhima as per Mahabharata Bhishmapava Chapter 96 verse 26.
Kunda (1)
A brahmarishi and a scholar who was present at Janamejaya’s sarpasatra as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 58 verse 8.
Kuninda
A famous brahmin who gifted Yudhishtira a conch during the rajasuya as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 51.
Kunigarga
A powerful sage, who created a maiden with his spiritual energy and then underwent samadhi. The maiden began to meditate and didn’t like the idea of marriage. She became old and became known as vridhakanyaka in the Mahabharata. She wished to attain moksha, but Narada reached there and told her that unmarried women couldn’t attain salvation. She gave half of her spiritual energy to a sage named Shringavan and made him her husband for a night, and thus attained moksha as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 52.