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The cosmic snake Shesha, the nagarajas (naga kings) Vasuki, Takshaka, Airavata and Karkotaka, and the princess Ulupi, are all depicted in the Mahabharata. The Brahma Purana describes the reign of Adishesha as the king of the serpents in Patala: [22] During the night the light of the moon is not utilised for its coolness but only for illumination.
'The snake Shesha') and Adishesha (Sanskrit: आदिशेष, romanized: Ādiśeṣa, lit. 'First Shesha'), is a serpentine demigod ( naga ) and king of the serpents ( Nagaraja ), as well as a primordial being of creation in Hinduism .
Vasuki is one of the sons of the sage Kashyapa and Kadru. [5]He is accorded a significant role in the legend of Samudra Manthana.He is described to have allowed both the devas and the asuras to bind him to Mount Mandara, so that they could use him as their churning rope to extract the amrita from the Ocean of Milk.
Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma.
Naga Panchami is an important Hindu festival associated with snake worship which takes place on the fifth day of Shravana (July–August). Snake idols are offered gifts of milk and incense to help the worshipper to gain knowledge, wealth, and fame. Different districts of Bengal celebrate the serpent in various ways.
Mucalinda, Muchalinda, or Mucilinda is a nāga, a snake-like being, who protected the Gautama Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment. [ 2 ] It is said that six weeks after Gautama Buddha began meditating under the Bodhi Tree , the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended.
A Naga in the race of Airavata is said to steal away the ear-rings (14,58). A king named Riksha in the race of Puru (a branch of Lunar Dynasty) is mentioned as marrying the daughter of a Naga in the race of Takshaka (1,95). Bhishma is compared in prowess to Naga Takshaka at (6,108). Takshaka snake means gliding snake in Hindi and Sanskrit ...
The Snake People from the TV-movie The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire; Spinner from My Hero Academia; Tilian from A.T.O.M. Unas from Stargate; Visitors from V; Zafiro from Disney's Gargoyles is a Gargoyle who has a red-skinned snake-bodied gargate, with two humanoid arms and feathered wings, reminiscent of Kukulcan in Mayan myth and leader of ...