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.
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…
- 12.3.9-11
Skanda Purana
4 verses · 3 chapters
Brahmanda Purana
4 verses · 4 chapters
Key chapters
The chapters where 那拉 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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