Nabha, Son of Nala
Nabha
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The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that Nabha was a king of the Raghu line in the Tretā Yuga. Sūta names him to Śaunaka in the account of the kings. He was the son of Nala and the father of Puṇḍarīka. His father Nala was a supreme upāsaka of Śakti. Sūta says of the whole line that all were descendants of Mahārāja Raghu, absorbed in the worship of the Devī and devoted to yajñas and yāgas, and that at the end all these kings reached Svargaloka.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2
Per Brahma Purāṇa
Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis the line of Vivasvān down from Rāma. Rāma’s son was Kuśa; Kuśa’s son was Atithi; his son was Nishadha; Nishadha’s son was Nala; and Nala’s son was Nabha. Nabha’s son was Puṇḍarīka, and after him came Kshemadhanvā, Devānīka, Ahīnagu, Sudhanvā, Śala, Ukya, Vajranābha and a second Nala. These, the Sūta says, are the kings of the line of Vivasvān, rich in tejas.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8