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
In the womb of Bindumatī, daughter of Śaśabindu, King Māndhātā begot three sons—Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great yogī. They had fifty sisters, and all of them chose 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.