Sage Muchukunda

Sage Muchukunda was a great sage and lived during Lord Krishna’s time (3200 BCE). Once the great Yavana king, Kalayavana decided to invade Sri Krishna’s kingdom who was the only warrior who could possibly defeat him. To avoid bitter war, Sri Krishna intentionally ran away from the battle field and hide in a dark cave where Sage Muchukunda was practicing Tapas. Kalayavana too entered the cave chasing Sri Krishna and found Sage  Muchukunda. Mistaking the sage to be Krishna, Kalayavana attacked the sage. This enraged the sage and Kalayavana was burnt to ashes by sage’s yogic powers.