Nala
mythological figure · 2 works · 9 mentions · 15 anchored passages
son of Viśvakarman
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The monkey architect who builds the causeway across the ocean to Laṅkā.
The consolation of Rāghava, the handing over of the jewel, the meeting with the ocean, and the building of Nala's causeway —
and at the ocean's word he had Nala construct a causeway.
Nala too, of great valor, surrounded by tree-dwellers, arrived with a hundred crores along with a hundred thousands.
Parāśara Smṛti
The builder of the sea-bridge (Setubandha) at Rāmacandra's command.
Ten *yojanas* wide and one hundred *yojanas* long, built by the accumulation of materials by Nala, as commanded by Rāmacandra, // Par_12.