Nabha (son of Uttama Manu)

Nabha, “the sky”

Nabha has other meanings too: see all meanings of Nabha.

Nabha is one of the ten sons of Uttama Manu, the Manu of the third manvantara. He is not Nabha, son of Nala, of the line of Kuśa.

A son of Uttama Manu

Lomaharshaṇa, telling the munis the manvantaras, says that in the time of Uttama the ṛshis were the seven sons of Vasishṭha, the Vāsishṭhas, and the sons of Hiraṇyagarbha were the Ūrjas. The ten sons of Uttama were Isha, Ūrjas, Tanūrja, Madhu, Mādhava, Śuci, Śukra, Saha, Nabhasya and Nabha. In that manvantara the devas were the Bhānus.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 5

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 5