Manigriva
Manigriva is described as a Guhyaka and the son of Kubera in the Bhagavata Purana.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Revanta, the Northern Heavenly King Vaisravana, Pagoda-Bearing Li Heavenly King, Nalakubara, Shankha, Padma, Manibhadra, Mayuraja, Minakshi, Bhadra, Ratnamala, Guhyakas, Ravana, Vaiśravaṇa, Kubera, Rambha, Krishna, Vishnu, Nārada
- sibling of
- Mayuraja, Nalakubara, Varna-kavi, Minakshi, Nalakuvara
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the Bhagavata Purana, Kubera's son Nalakuvara and Manigriva are described as Guhyakas.”
#8159 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He and his wife had three sons named Manigriva or Varna-kavi (Jinzha), Mayuraja (Muzha), and Nalakubara (Nezha); and a daughter called Minakshi (Zhenying).”
#21442 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“They had three sons: Nalakubara ("Reed-axle"), Manigriva ("Bejewled-neck") or Varna-kavi ("Colourful poet"), and Mayuraja ("king of animals resembling men"); and a daughter called Minakshi ("fish-eyed").”
#23219 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Bhadrā and Kubera had three sons named Nalakuvara, Manigriva and Mayuraja, and a daughter named Minakshi.”
#30185 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Nalakuvara, and his brother Manigriva, are cursed by the sage Narada into becoming trees. They are later liberated by the child-god Krishna.”
#36356 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5