Shloka 56
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
कुक्षिस्तु राजन् विख्यातो दानवानां महाबल: । पार्वतीय इति ख्यात: काउज्चनाचलसंनिभ:
kukṣis tu rājan vikhyāto dānavānāṁ mahābalaḥ | pārvatīya iti khyātaḥ kauñcanācalasaṁnibhaḥ ||
ویشَمپاین نے کہا—اے راجن! دانوؤں میں ‘کُکشی’ نام کا ایک نہایت زورآور فرمانروا مشہور تھا۔ وہ آگے چل کر ‘پاروتیَ’ کے نام سے معروف ہوا؛ سونے کے پہاڑ کی مانند بلند و تابناک تھا۔
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.