Nabhasvan, Nabhasvān: 2 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNabhasvān (नभस्वान्).—A son of Narakāsura. Tāmra, Antarīkṣa, Śravaṇa, Vasu, Vibhāvasu, Nabhasvān and Aruṇa were the seven prominent sons of Narakāsura. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 10).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNabhasvan (नभस्वन्).—A son of Mura (s.v.), attacked Kṛṣṇa under direction from Naraka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 59. 12-14.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Starts with: Nabhasvant.
Full-text: Utsangita, Shravana, Lasaka, Upastheya, Tamra, Antariksha, Vasu, Cal.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.11.32 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 82 - Hymn of purification (vyapohana-stava) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - Narakāsura slain—The Pārijāta tree brought to Dvārakā < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]