Gopal Dynasty
Lord Krishna, having an intention to kill Danasur came to Nepal Valley along with his cow herder friend’s. After the completion of the task he intended to do he returned, but his cow herder friends beholding the epitome of beauty did not return. One day, a cow herder saw that his cow used to give milk at the bank of Bagmati River. His inquisitiveness led him to investigate and therefore, dug the ground where cow gave milk. A jyoti linga appeared, due to the intense light coming from the linga, the cow herder kicked the bucket. It is the same jyoti linga we worship today as Pashupatinath in Pashupati temple of Nepal, temple’s name was also derived from this incident as a “pashu” led in its discovery. Ne Muni declared the son of cow herder; whose father died in front of the jyoti linga as the first king of Nepal, his name was "Bhuktaman". There were altogether eight Gopal kings; the last king was "Yakshya Gupta". The Gopal Dynasty lasted for 521 years in N...