Viśvakarmá

Viśvakarmá is named as Nala’s father in a brief account of heroic births. The passage distinguishes Nala’s lineage from Gandhamádan’s and describes Viśvakarmá as skilful, making divine parentage the central fact supplied about him here.

Identity and Parentage

The account calls Nala mighty and famed, then states that he came from skilful Viśvakarmá. This establishes a direct parent-child relationship; it does not elaborate on Viśvakarmá’s life or actions.

Place in the Catalogue of Births

Nala’s parentage appears beside the account of Gandhamádan, whose father is identified as the Lord of Gold. The juxtaposition assigns the two figures distinct divine lineages. Viśvakarmá’s place in the passage is therefore genealogical: his skill is noted, and his connection to Nala is the defining detail.