Character
ナラ
नलNala
king of Nishadha
- verses
- 658
- books
- 8
- chapters
- 61
- Consort of
- ダマヤンティ
What the texts say
In the Mahabharata, Nala, king of Nishadha and Virasena's son, discerned dharma and artha and was handsome and skilled with horses. Mahabharata 3.49.39, 3.50.1 Damayanti, daughter of the king of Vidarbha, grew unsettled in mind for Nala after a swan's words, and chose him. Mahabharata 3.51.1, 3.54.25Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.64.33 Kali, angry, entered Nala and urged Pushkara to play dice with him, and Pushkara won his kingdom. Mahabharata 3.55.12, 3.56.4Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.61.1 Nala left Damayanti asleep in the forest, and the serpent Karkotaka's bite made his form vanish. Mahabharata 3.74.9, 3.63.11 Nala, told to go to Ayodhya as the charioteer Bahuka, was later recognised by Damayanti as the king. Mahabharata 3.63.19Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.75.23
Where to read
Every verse that names ナラ, book by book.
Bhagavatam
5 verses · 1 chapter
- 12.3.9-11
シュリー・シュカは語った。プリトゥ、プルーラヴァー、ガーディ、ナフシャ、バラタ、カルタヴィーリヤ・アルジュナ、マーンダータ、サガラ、ラーマ、カトヴァーンガ、ドゥンドゥハー、ラグ;トリナビンドゥ、ヤヤーティ、シャリヤーティ、シャンタヌ、ガヤ;バギーラタ、クヴァラヤーシュヴァ、カクツタ、ナイシャダ、ヌリガ;ヒランニャカシプ、ヴリトラ、全世界を嘆かせたラーヴァナ、ナムチ、シャンバラ、バウマ、ヒランニャークシャ、ターラカ、さらに多くのダイティヤや大権を有する王たち—皆、博識で勇猛、万…
- 12.3.12-13
シュリー・シュカデーヴァは語った。プṛトゥ、プルーラヴァー、ガーディ、ナフシャ、バラタ、カルタヴィールヤ・アルジュナ、マーンダータ、サガラ、ラーマ、カトヴァーンガ、ドゥンドゥハー、ラグ、トリナビンドゥ、ヤヤーティ、シャリヤーティ、シャーンタヌ、ガヤ、バギーラタ、クヴァラヤーシュヴァ、カクツスタ、ナイシャダ、ヌリガ、ヒラニヤカシプ、ヴリトラ、全世界を嘆かせたラーヴァナ、ナムチ、シャンバラ、バウマ、ヒラニヤークシャ、ターラカ—さらに多くのアスラや大権を持つ王たち—は皆、知恵に満ち…
- 12.3.9-11
Skanda Purana
4 verses · 3 chapters
Brahmanda Purana
4 verses · 4 chapters
Key chapters
The chapters where ナラ matters most.
Transmission of Akṣa-hṛdaya; Kali’s Exit and the Bibhītaka Refuge
Disguised hero whose practical mastery meets and then absorbs…
Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses
छद्मवेशी नायक
Nala’s Disrobing and Damayantī’s Companionship
Fallen king confronting disgrace, hunger, and predatory fate
Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)
Concealed protagonist
Nala’s Victory over Puṣkara in the Dice-Game
Protagonist reclaiming sovereignty through disciplined…
Adhyāya 73: Damayantī’s Investigation of Bāhuka (Keśinī’s Observations)
Hidden protagonist whose embodied skills and involuntary…
Nala’s Abandonment of Damayantī in the Lodging Hall
Tragic agent under inner coercion, rationalizing abandonment as…
Karkoṭaka’s Counsel and Nala’s Concealment
Fallen king at the nadir of fortune who becomes a deliberate…
Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
Reluctant divine envoy and conflicted lover
Damayantī’s Dialogue with Bāhuka; Recognition and Disclosure
Disguised king who receives indictment, explains the…
Key episodes
Nala and Damayanti
Mahabharata 3.50-3.78
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