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Nahusha (Sanskrit: नहुष, IAST: Nahuṣa) is a king of the
Chandravamsha (Lunar dynasty) in
Hindu Puranas and Mahabharata. He is
described to be the son...
- goddess. She is the
daughter of
Shiva and Parvati, and the
consort of
Nahusha.
Barring the
Padma Purana, she is not
found in any
major Hindu scriptures...
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introduces itself to be the
ancient King
Nahusha, the
father of Yayati, and the
legendary ancestor of the Pandavas.
Nahusha posed questions on
spirituality to...
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Yadavas and the Pandavas. He is
considered in some
texts to the son of King
Nahusha, and his wife, Ashokasundari,
daughter of
Shiva and Parvati; however, early...
- When
Indra was away
performing his
penance for the
slaying of Vritasura,
Nahusha, a
mortal king of the
Lunar dynasty, was
chosen as the
ruler of heaven...
- an
asura princess (daughter of Swarbhanu). He was
succeeded by his son
Nahusha. Ayodhaumya/
Dhaumya was a sage of Avanti. He had
three disciples namely...
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daily hears or
repeats these names." That
comment is noteworthy. King
Nahusha, a once
righteous king,
ancestor of Yudhishthira,
after performing a hundred...
- Hastinapur;
married Devayani,
daughter of Shukracharya, and her maid
Sharmishtha Nahusha – King of Hastinapur;
father of Yati and
Yayati Yati –
Elder brother of...
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successors Bhimaratha, Dharmaratha, and
Nahusha.
Dharmaratha seems to have died
without an heir, and
Nahusha was
probably his brother. By the time of...
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arrived and,
recognising the
being as
Nahusha,
engaged in a
dialogue with him.
Through Yudhishthira's wisdom,
Nahusha was
released from his
curse and restored...
