वीरसेनसुतः पूर्वं नलोनाम महीपतिः । आसीत्सर्वगुणोपेतः सर्व शत्रुक्षयावहः
vīrasenasutaḥ pūrvaṃ nalonāma mahīpatiḥ | āsītsarvaguṇopetaḥ sarva śatrukṣayāvahaḥ
ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਸਮੇਂ ਵੀਰਸੇਨ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨਲ ਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਸੀ, ਜੋ ਸਭ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਸ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਣ ਸੀ।
Sūta
Listener: brāhmaṇas (implied by subsequent address 'viprāḥ')
Scene: A regal portrait-like scene: King Nala, youthful and composed, seated on a throne with emblems of sovereignty; courtiers and warriors around; aura of virtue and strength.
Purāṇas anchor tīrtha-glories in exemplary lives: virtue and kingship are presented as dharmic foundations even before trials arise.
Indirectly, the Carmamuṇḍā Devī locale; Nala’s story is introduced to explain the site’s sanctity and origins.
None; this verse provides narrative background (Nala’s lineage and qualities).
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