Shiva Purana
नलेन च कृता पूजा वीरसेनसुतेन वै ॥ पूर्वजन्मनि यो भिल्लो वने पान्थसुरक्षकः ॥ ५२ ॥
Worship of Śiva was performed by Nala the son of Vīrasena. In his previous birth he was a forester who protected the travellers there.
english translation
nalena ca kRtA pUjA vIrasenasutena vai ॥ pUrvajanmani yo bhillo vane pAnthasurakSakaH ॥ 52 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript