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List of Gods : "Kadru" - 5 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Kadru"	Hindu	The mother of a thousand powerful many-headed serpents and many other fierce and venomous serpents. Hindu
Goddess name "Kadru (russet)"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	Goddess. One of the daughters of DAKSA, consort of KASYAPA and mother of the nagas (snake demons)....
Goddess name "Manasa"	Hindu	Snake goddess. The daughter of KASYAPA and KADRU and the sister of the lord of serpents, Vasuki. She is also a gracious aspect of PARVATI. Known particuarly from Bihar, Bengal and Assam. She stands upon, or is shaded by, a seven-headed snake. Attributes: snake and waterjar....
Deities name "Nagaraja"	Hindu	A Sanskrit word from naga (snake) and raj (king) meaning king of Snakes. It is applied to two main deities, Vasuki and Takshak. Vasuki and Takshak are brothers, children of Kashyap and Kadru, who are the parents of all snakes. Hindu
God name "Sesa(naga) (remainder)"	Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic	Snake god or naga. The great serpent lying in the primeval sea and encircling the world. The son of KASYAPA and KADRU. A many-headed attendant on VIS'NU who uses the snake as a couch on which to rest between cycles of the universe. Its many hoods overshadow and protect him. Not technically a deity but important enough in literature to be included here. Also Adisesa; ANANTA....

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