Kulananda Dhakal, was the most famous priests and astrologers of Prithvi Narayan Shah

Prithvi Narayan Shah

Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal was the first king of the House of Shahs to rule Nepal. He is credited for starting the campaign for a unified Nepal, which had been divided and weakened under Malla confederacy. He was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah , the founder of the ruling...

 who united Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. Following his advice, the King could win the battles after he lost so many times. According to the legend, Kulananda Dhakal performed a religious ritual of shakti anusthan, charged the weapons to be used in the warfare with mantras, and calculated the exact time at which to start the battle.

He is considered a common ancestor by all the Dhakal

Dhakal

Dhakal is one of the most common [Brahmin] castes found in Nepal. They are believed to the direct decedents of Rishi or sage Upamanyu , who is in turn believed to be descended from RishiVasishta. They are believed to be originated from a place called Dhaku in Gorkha district of western Nepal. Yaku...

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The advisors of Prithvinarayan like Harivamsa Upadhyaya and the astrologer Kulananda Dhakal counseled before war.