Character

那拉

नलNala

king of Nishadha

verses
658
books
8
chapters
61
Consort of
达马扬蒂

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 那拉, book by book.

    • 3.70.3

      当那布帛坠落之时,国王急忙对高怀的那罗说道:“我必将它取回。”

    • 3.69.2

      “我愿前往毗陀婆,参加达摩延蒂的自择婚礼(svayaṃvara)。若你认为一日之内可达,噢婆呼迦——识马之人——请告知我。”

    • 3.58.1

      布利哈达湿婆说道:其后,当瓦尔湿涅耶(那罗)——以圣名著称者——沉迷掷骰之时,补湿迦罗夺得其国土,并赢去其余一切财宝。

  1. Bhagavatam

    5 verses · 1 chapter

    • 12.3.9-11

      圣舒迦说道:如普利图、普鲁罗婆、伽陀、那胡沙、婆罗多、迦尔塔维利耶·阿周那、曼陀哈塔、娑伽罗、罗摩、卡特瓦昂伽、敦杜胡阿、罗伽;特利那宾度、耶耶提、舍利耶提、善陀奴、伽耶;薄伽罗陀、库瓦拉雅阿湿瓦、迦库特斯塔、奈沙陀、尼利伽;希兰尼亚迦希布、弗利陀罗、令世间哀号的罗波那、那牟支、商婆罗、鲍摩、希兰尼亚阿叉与塔罗迦;以及许多其他大力的代提耶与诸王——皆博学、英勇、无往不胜而难以征服。然而,噫,至能之主!纵使他们以强烈的“我执占有”欲据我为己有,终被时光化作史传余响;无人能建立永…

    • 12.3.12-13

      圣舒迦提婆说:如普利图、普鲁罗婆、伽提、那胡沙、婆罗多、迦尔塔毗利耶·阿周那、曼陀陀、娑伽罗、罗摩、卡特瓦昂伽、敦敦胡哈、罗伽、特利那宾度、耶耶提、舍利耶提、善陀奴、伽耶、薄伽罗陀、库瓦拉耶阿湿瓦、迦库特斯塔、奈沙陀、尼卢伽、希兰尼亚迦尸布、弗利特罗、令世间哀号的罗波那、那牟支、商婆罗、婆乌摩、希兰尼亚阿叉与塔罗迦——以及许多其他阿修罗与大权在握的君王——皆博学英勇,所向披靡而难以征服。然而,噢全能的主啊,尽管他们以强烈的占有欲想把我据为己有,终究仍受无常之法与时轮所制,只剩…

  2. Skanda Purana

    4 verses · 3 chapters

    • 3.3.4.43

      你将选择我为夫,如同达摩延蒂(Damayantī)选择奈沙陀(Naiṣadha)之王。我将战胜诸王,赢得你——肤色姝美者——并迎你归我。

    • 3.3.9.30

      于是那两位婆罗门之子奉王命结作“夫妇”,前往尼沙陀国土,并说道:“该发生的,就让它发生吧。”

    • 3.3.13.63

      他教诲那尼沙陀王道:“将她许配给跋陀罗优沙。”说罢,通达处所、时机与旨趣真谛的梨沙婆便离去了。

  3. Brahmanda Purana

    4 verses · 4 chapters

    • 1.14.49

      名为‘奈沙陀’(Naiṣadha)的国土赐予哈利瓦尔沙(Harivarṣa);而须弥山(Sumeru)中央之地,则赐予伊拉弗利塔(Ilāvṛta)。

    • 1.15.32

      在此之上有“金峰”(Hemakūṭa),亦被记作“金舒鲁帕”(Kiṃśurūpa)。越过金峰为“奈沙陀”(Naiṣadha),此地称为“诃利洲”(Harivarṣa)。

    • 1.18.53

      随后,福德清净的赫拉底尼河转向东方而行,流经并净化了优婆婆伽、奈沙陀与三伽尔多诸地。

Key chapters

The chapters where 那拉 matters most.

  1. Transmission of Akṣa-hṛdaya; Kali’s Exit and the Bibhītaka Refuge

    Mahabharata 3.70 · 38 verses

    Disguised hero whose practical mastery meets and then absorbs…

  2. Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses

    Mahabharata 3.69 · 32 verses

    छद्मवेशी नायक

  3. Nala’s Disrobing and Damayantī’s Companionship

    Mahabharata 3.58 · 31 verses

    Fallen king confronting disgrace, hunger, and predatory fate

  4. Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)

    Mahabharata 3.72 · 29 verses

    Concealed protagonist

  5. Nala’s Victory over Puṣkara in the Dice-Game

    Mahabharata 3.77 · 27 verses

    Protagonist reclaiming sovereignty through disciplined…

  6. Adhyāya 73: Damayantī’s Investigation of Bāhuka (Keśinī’s Observations)

    Mahabharata 3.73 · 25 verses

    Hidden protagonist whose embodied skills and involuntary…

  7. Nala’s Abandonment of Damayantī in the Lodging Hall

    Mahabharata 3.59 · 24 verses

    Tragic agent under inner coercion, rationalizing abandonment as…

  8. Karkoṭaka’s Counsel and Nala’s Concealment

    Mahabharata 3.63 · 24 verses

    Fallen king at the nadir of fortune who becomes a deliberate…

  9. Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)

    Mahabharata 3.52 · 22 verses

    Reluctant divine envoy and conflicted lover

  10. Damayantī’s Dialogue with Bāhuka; Recognition and Disclosure

    Mahabharata 3.74 · 22 verses

    Disguised king who receives indictment, explains the…

Key episodes

  1. Nala and Damayanti

    Mahabharata 3.50-3.78

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