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 Nepal.
In the time frame of 521 years, they had territory
ranging from Chitlang in the West to Gosaikunda in North, Dudh Koshi in East to
Trisuli in West.
The Capital of Gopal Dynasty was "Mata
Tirtha". In the time of Ne Muni, one cow herder being distressed by the
death of his mother went to the jungle near his house on the 15th day of
baisakh there he offered a bowl of
boiled rice to her in the tank were water got collected from the mountain. A
vivid image of his mother’s face and hand appeared in the tank and offering was
accepted by the hand which was of his mother.
For this
reason, Ne Muni named the place as "Mata Tirtha", and the present day
people resort there on that date, 15th Baisakh to offer bowls of boiled rice to
their deceased mothers.
The legacy of Gopal Dynasty is important even today as
cow is the national animal of Nepal. Since then, agriculture and animal husbandry
has been the main occupation of Nepalese people. The custom of celebrating
mother's day traced its origin from Gopal Dynasty. The temple of almighty
Pashupatinath under whose blessings, the kings of Nepal reigned, traced its
origin from Gopal dynasty. Nepal got its name in that very dynasty. The administration
system and laws and regulation started to be formulated.
Hence, the study of Gopal Dynasty is must for
understanding social, political and economic condition of Nepal today.
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