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Muchukunda held a terrifying secret that even gods feared to awaken.

When the unconquerable Kalayavana cornered Krishna, the avatar led him straight into a deadly trap. Inside a pitch-black cave lay a sleeping warrior with a curse that consumed anyone who disturbed him.

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00:00Imagine facing an enemy so mighty that no weapon can harm him.
00:03You cannot win in battle, so how do you destroy him?
00:06The Bhagavata Purana records the trap laid in the dark.
00:10Kalyavana, an invincible barbarian king, cornered Krishna, the divine strategist.
00:14Krishna fled into a cave where Muchukunda, an ancient warrior king, lay sleeping.
00:19The gods had blessed Muchukunda.
00:20Whoever awakened him would instantly burn to ash.
00:23Mish.
00:24Look closely at your own battles.
00:25Victory does not always require striking.
00:28Kalyavana spotted the sleeper wrapped in Krishna's yellow cloak.
00:31Wake up and fight covered, shouted the foolish king, kicking him hard.
00:36Muchukunda opened his eyes and his scorching gaze reduced Kalyavana to ash.
00:40Krishna never drew his sword.
00:42True power is letting your enemy destroy himself.
00:44Follow for more tales from the ancient texts.

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