Bahuka : alias of King Nala while in disguise as a trainer of horses & charioteer at the court of Ṛtuparṇa, the king of Ayodhya.
... snake. This leads us to the second stage in Nala's tapasya. The second step in his tapasya is his period of Ajnaatavaas.On the advice of Karkotaka, Nala goes to Ayodhya. There, under the name of Bahuka, he proposes his services to the King Rituparna. He will look after the horses of the King. So here is Nala, unrecognizable, with a different face, in a foreign land, among strangers. It seems to us ...
... he wishes to cut in half the robe of Damayanti, a sword came ready to his hand in the desolate cabin; he meets the Serpent-King in the ring of fire and is turned by him into the deformed charioteer, Bahuka; the tiger in the forest turns away from Damayanti without injuring her and the lustful hunter falls consumed by the power of offended chastity. The destruction of the caravan by wild Page 67 ...
Share your feedback. Help us improve. Or ask a question.