Nala
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For other uses, see Nala (disambiguation).
Nala (Sanskrit: नल) is a character in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata.[1] He was the king of Nishadha Kingdom and the son of Veerasena. Nala was known for his skill with horses and for his culinary expertise. He married princess Damayanti, of the Vidarbha Kingdom. He was blessed by goddess Kali. He was also a great cook and wrote the first-ever book on cookery, Pakadarpanam (Sanskrit: पाकदर्पण). He is said to have been able to cook a full meal without lighting fire.[2] Even today, a consistently good chef/cook is credited as someone with Nala-Bhagam to mean that their dish tastes as if Nala has prepared it.
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Gender | Male |
Affiliation | Mahabharata king |
Family | Pushkara (cousin brother) |
Spouse | Damayanti |
Children | Indrasena (son) Indrasenā (daughter, married to Mudgala) |
Nationality | Nishada |
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