[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.97 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.97 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.97 - **Language:** English ### [c5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.97) 3) The Svayaṃvara (marriage) of Damayantī. During this period a son named Nala was born to Virasena the King of Niṣadha. The child was an expert in the game of dice and he would speak only truth. He grew up and became a youth. - [Previous: c5.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.96) - [Next: c5.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.98) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.97) · Pramāṇa