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 (Nirvana), due to which his descendants were later on known as Brahmins.[1]

Mudgala
Rishi Mudgala
Devanagariमुद्गल
AffiliationHinduism
AdherentsVaishnavism
TextsMudgala Upanishad, Mudgala Purana, and Ganesh Purana
GenderMale
Personal information
ParentsBhamyarsva (father)
ConsortNalayani Indrasena
ChildrenMaudgalya (who became Brahmin), Vadhryasva (who became King), Divodasa, Ahalya
DynastyPanchala

Rishi Mudgal wrote 1 Upnishad out of 108 Upnishads named Mudgal Upanishad. Mudgal Upanishad is of a very special type and unique amongst all upanishads ever written. It is the foundation of Vaishnavism, asserting that Vishnu is the Purusha, or primordial person.[2] The great sage strongly believed in simple living high thinking and had a high-level patience amongst other Rishis.

History

Rishi Mudgal was the son of a Chandravanshi /Nagavanshi 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. Among his sons, he appointed Maudgalya to become the priest and continue his path towards gods while made his other son

Rishi Mudgal was married to Nalayani, daughter of Nala Nishada king. Maudgalya, Vadhryasva, Divodas, and Ahalya were their children. Nalayani served Mudgal with whole heart even when Mudgal was suffering from leprosy. Happy with her service Mudgal offered a boon to Nalayani. Nalayani wanted to consummate their bond properly and Mudgal granted her wish in five forms. When Rishi Mudgal attained moksha, he left the mortal life but Nalayani in her next birth, when she could not find a matching suitor, did penance for Lord Shiva. When Lord Shiva appeared to give her boon she asked for a husband five times in her eagerness so Shiva granted her the boon for five husbands with some exceptions. That is the secret for the birth of Draupadi in Mahabharata and being married to Pandavas who were incarnations of Yama, Vayu, Indra and Ashwini devathas who came to earth for restoring peace to Earth.

A seal from Sumer, (of Mudgala,[3] Lord of Edin, Minister to Uruas[4]) shows the word Azu, which meant water-divinator (lit. water knower), and additionally, physician.[3] Lord Mudgala was the son of Uruas the Khad,[5] who was the first dynasty of Sumeria (via Phoenicia) of the fourth millennium BCE.[6]

The maudgil brahmins of Jodhpur, Rajasthan,are said to have come from Lanka during Ravana's marriage to Mandodari. They are considered as descendants of Ravana.

Genealogy

Mudgala was a descendant of Ajamidha's dynasty, forming the most prominent Northern Panchala dynasty of Mahabharata. His genealogy from Ajamidha goes on as follows:

    1. Nila
    2. Susanti
    3. Purujanu
    4. Rksa
    5. Bhrmyasva
    6. Mudgala
    1. Vadhryasva
    2. Divodasa
    3. Mitrayu
    4. Maitreya Soma
    5. Srnjaya
    6. Cyavana Pancajana
    1. Sudasa Somadatta
    2. Sahadeva
    3. Somaka
    4. Jantu
    5. Prishata
    6. Drupada

[7]

This lineage came up to Drupada, a Mahabharata war character who fought from the side of the Pandavas.

Mentions in Bhagavata Purana

Rishi Mudgala is also mentioned in Bhagavat Purana. The verse goes:

The son of Śānti was Suśānti, the son of Suśānti was Puruja, and the son of Puruja was Arka. From Arka came Bharmyāśva, and from Bharmyāśva came five sons — Mudgala, Yavīnara, Bṛhadviśva, Kāmpilla and Sañjaya. Bharmyāśva prayed to his sons, “O my sons, please take charge of my five states, for you are quite competent to do so.” Thus his five sons were known as the Pañcālas. From Mudgala came a dynasty of brāhmaṇas known as Maudgalya. (S.B. 9.21.31-33)[8]

It is from these Panchalas that the Panchayat System, one of the oldest practiced political system, was introduced in India and Nepal.

Gotras

Mudgala's eldest son Maudgalya's name was used to make one of the Brahmin Gotra, Maudgalya. People having lineage to Mudgala mainly have these gotras:

  1. Mudgala
  2. Maudgalya (Moudgalya)
  3. Moudgil


See also

References
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