Mugdala

Published on 27th May, 2018, in Mumbai Mirror. Rishi Mugdala lived a simple contemplative life and was offered a place in swarga, the Hindu paradise, where all desires are indulged, and one lives surrounded by all the material comforts one can imagine. But Mugdala refused to go there on learning that the stay in Indra’s swarga was temporary, lasting only as long as you had merits in your karmic balance sheet. He sought a more permanent residence, a heaven greater than Indra’s swarga, where one is free from all desires. This story comes from the Mahabharata, composed between the Mauryan and Gupta empires. It reveals ..