Shloka 56
कुक्षिस्तु राजन् विख्यातो दानवानां महाबल: । पार्वतीय इति ख्यात: काउज्चनाचलसंनिभ:,महाराज! दानवोंमें कुक्षि नामसे प्रसिद्ध जो महाबली राजा था, वह पार्वतीय नामक राजा हुआ; जो मेरुगिरिके समान तेजस्वी एवं विशाल था
kukṣis tu rājan vikhyāto dānavānāṁ mahābalaḥ | pārvatīya iti khyātaḥ kauñcanācalasaṁnibhaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, among the Dānavas there was a renowned and exceedingly mighty ruler named Kukṣi. He later became celebrated by the name Pārvatīya, towering and radiant like the golden mountain.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary strength and renown shape legacy: a powerful figure becomes remembered by an epithet (Pārvatīya) that captures his imposing, mountain-like stature—suggesting that deeds and qualities crystallize into enduring identity.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical/mythic account, describing a famed Danava ruler named Kukṣi who came to be known as Pārvatīya, compared in grandeur to a golden mountain.