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Vasuki (Sanskrit: वासुकि, romanized: Vāsuki) is the king of the nagas in Hinduism. He is described as having a gem called Nagamani (serpent's ornament) on his head. Shesha, another king of the nagas and the bed on which Vishnu rests, is his elder brother, [3] and Manasa, another naga, is his sister.
Cobras have been associated with power, awe and respect in India. According to Hindu culture, Lord Vishnu takes rest under the shade of the giant snake, [Adishesha]. Lord Shiva wears a cobra Vasuki around his neck.
A Nagaraja (Sanskrit: नागराज nāgarāja, lit. ' king of the nagas ') is a king of the various races of the nāga, the divine or semi-divine, half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (), and can occasionally take human form. [1]
His consort was born as Revati, the daughter of King Kakudmi. [11] [12] During the Kali Yuga, according to Sri Vaishnava tradition, he was born as Patanjali, Ramanuja, and Manavala Mamunigal. [13] He was not accompanied by God during the Kali Yuga. Instead, he incarnated alone to spread devotion among the people, being a peaceful incarnation.
The Indian cobra (Naja naja /nadʒa nadʒa/), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent , and is a member of the "big four" species that are responsible for the most snakebite cases in India.
A man in south-east India was shocked to find a 15-foot-cobra slithering in his toilet and immediately called for help. The man, Sushant Patra of Niladrinagar in Balimela of Malkangiri district ...
Vasuki, the king of nagas and who coils over Shiva's neck [75] and offered to serve as the rope to pull Mount Mandara in the Samudra Manthana (Churning of the Ocean of Milk) to release the amrita (nectar of the immortality). Kaliya, a snake conquered by Krishna; Manasa, the Hindu goddess of Nagas and curer of snake-bite and sister of Vasuki
The king cobra is certainly a mesmerizing creature to behold, but it also packs an especially powerful and deadly venom. Indonesian music star Irma Bule was bitten by one in the midst of a ...