Hydra - Vasuki the serpent King

 


Vasuki is a serpent king
 in Hindu and Buddhist religion. 

He is described as having a gem called Nagamani on his head. Vasuki is Shiva's snake. He is known in Chinese and Japanese mythology as being one of the "eight Great Dragon Kings"  amongst Nanda (Nagraj), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Takshaka, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala.

Vasuki is famous for coiling around Lord Shiva's neck, who blessed and wore him as an ornament.

Vasuki took part in the incident of Samudra manthana by allowing 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.

Vasuki is also mentioned in other Hindu scriptures, such as Ramayana and Mahabharata.

In the Buddhist mythology, Vasuki and the other Naga Kings appear in the audience for many of Gautama Buddha's sermons. The duties of the Naga Kings included leading the nagas in protecting and worshiping the Buddha, as well as protecting other enlightened beings.

Vasuka/Vasuca temple is found near Mannarasala in Kerala and also Visakha district in Andhra Pradesh. They claim that their ancestors were Naga serpents spared when the Khandava Forest (modern day Delhi ) was burnt and cleared by Krishna and the Pandavas to make way for their capital Indraprastha.

So that is the story of Vasuki.

Hope enjoyed it.

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