[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1258 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1258 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1258 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1258) NIDĀGHA. A Brāhman, son of Pulastya, who dwelt “at Vīra-nagara, a large handsome city on the banks of the Devikā river” (the Gogra). He was a disciple of the sage Ribhu, and when Ribhu went to visit his disciple, Nidāgha entertained him reverentially. Ribhu instructed him in divine knowledge until he learned to “behold all things as the same with himself, and, perfect in holy knowledge, obtained final liberation.” - [Previous: c5.1257](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1257) - [Next: c5.1259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1259) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1258) · Pramāṇa