Sages & Others
Nahusha
नहुष
The Fallen King of Heaven
Who was Nahusha?
Nahusha (नहुष): The Fallen King of Heaven, one of the sages and supporting figures in the Mahabharata. An ancestor of the Kurus who once ruled heaven in Indra's place until pride felled him into the body of a great serpent.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | नहुष |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | The Fallen King of Heaven |
| Faction | Sages & Others |
| Key traits | once-glorious, prideful, redeemed |
| Featured in | 3 stories |
About Nahusha
An ancestor of the Kurus who once ruled heaven in Indra's place until pride felled him into the body of a great serpent. He seized Bhima in the forest and was released from his curse by Yudhishthira's answers.
In Their Words
I who rode the sages now crawl - answer me, and free us both.
Nahusha
Traits
- once-glorious
- prideful
- redeemed
Story Appearances
Places in Nahusha's Story
Drawn from the stories Nahusha appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Sages & Others.