Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 38
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
शशबिन्दोर्दुहितरि बिन्दुमत्यामधान्नृप: । पुरुकुत्समम्बरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च योगिनम् । तेषां स्वसार: पञ्चाशत् सौभरिं वव्रिरे पतिम् ॥ ३८ ॥
śaśabindor duhitari bindumatyām adhān nṛpaḥ purukutsam ambarīṣaṁ mucukundaṁ ca yoginam teṣāṁ svasāraḥ pañcāśat saubhariṁ vavrire patim
Māndhātā begot three sons in the womb of Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great mystic yogī. These three brothers had fifty sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.
FAQs
This verse lists them as sons born to the king through Bindu-matī, daughter of Śaśabindu; Mucukunda is specifically described as a yogī among them.
The verse states that the fifty sisters of those princes accepted Saubhari as husband, introducing the narrative of Saubhari Muni’s marriage that follows in this section.
It points to how even advanced practitioners can be tested by desire, encouraging vigilance, disciplined senses, and sincere devotion alongside spiritual practice.