Rishi Mudgal
| Rishi Mudgal | |
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 Rishi Mudgal | |
| Devanagari | मुद्गल |
| IAST | Mudgala |
Rishi Mudgal, also known as Rajarshi Mudgal (or written as Mudgala), is one of the Rajarshi in Hinduism. He was originally born as a Kshatriya king but later on due to severe meditation, or Yoga, he received Brahmatva, due to which his descendants were later on known as Brahmins. He is the only Rishi with his name over a purana named Mudgala Purana.[1]
Rishi Mudgal wrote 1 Upnishad out of 108 Upnishads named Mudgal Upanishad. Mudgal Upanishad is of very special type and unique amongst all upanishads ever written. As it's mainly contains information and praises about Lord Ganesha, and how to pray and perform Yajna and Puja of Lord Ganpati. The great sage strongly believed in simple living high thinking and had a high level patience amongst other Rishis. That's why still today the persons belonged to Mudgal Gotra are considered highly ethical and had infinite patience in compare to average.
Rishi Mudgal was also been cited for the infamous curse on his wife when she tried to stop him from becoming a saint at the later part of his life. He cursed his wife that in next birth she will have five husbands. In next life, his wife was born as Draupadi, the daughter of King Drupada. Draupadi's husbands were the five Pandavas from Mahabharata.
History
Rishi Mudgal was the son of a chandravanshi Kshatriya King Bhamyarswa of Panchal Rajya, at present the Punjab State of India. He is considered as one of the Rajarshi in Hinduism next to Vishvamitra. Mudgal lived in a forest and ruled over his kingdom as well as he taught as a Kulguru in a Gurukula.
According to Bhagavad Gita, Mudgal had 50 sons out of which Maudgalya was the eldest one. Maudgalya's son were rewarded as Rajpurohitas. Maudgalya's descendants had castes like Upreti, Koirala, Simkhada, Timalsina,Kar.[1]