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A bhakti rendition of Nala-Damayantī: Ṭoḍarmal’s ‘Nectar of Nal’s life’

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Wadley, S.S. A bhakti rendition of Nala-Damayantī: Ṭoḍarmal’s ‘Nectar of Nal’s life’. Hindu Studies 3, 27–56 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-999-0007-y

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