[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) › c8.1180 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1180 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1180 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1180](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1180) 4) After the Bhārata-battle. (i) After the battle, Nakula explained to Yudhiṣṭhira, the duties of a house-holder. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 12). (ii) On the instruction of Yudhiṣṭhira, Nakula became the chief captain of the army. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 41, Stanza 12). (iii) After the battle, the palace of Durmarṣaṇa the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra was given to Nakula by Dharmaputra. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 44, Stanza 10). (iv) After the battle when Yudhiṣṭhira performed the horse sacrifice, Nakula and Bhīmasena stood as protectors of the city. (M.B. Aśvamedha Parva, Chapter 72, Stanza 19). (v) Nakula went to the forest to see Kuntī, who was engaged in penance during her latter days. (M.B. Āśramavāsi Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 8). - [Previous: c8.1179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1179) - [Next: c8.1181](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1181) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1180](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1180) · Pramāṇa