Nandavardhana
Nandavardhana · nanda-vardhana, “the one who increases joy”
Nanda has other meanings too: see all meanings of Nanda.
The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that Nandavardhana was a king of Magadha, the son of Udayāśvara and father of Nanda. He ruled twenty years. Sūta tells Śaunaka and the ṛshis of these kings of Magadha.
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 6