Naga
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Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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| Mbh.1.2.374 | This parva then describes Arjuna's meeting on the way with Ulupi, the daughter of a Naga serpent; it then relates his visits to several sacred spots; the birth of Vabhruvahana; the deliverance by Arjuna of the five celestial damsels who had been turned into alligators by the imprecation of a Brahmana, the meeting of Madhava and Arjuna on the holy spot called Prabhasa; the carrying away of Subhadra by Arjuna, incited thereto by her brother Krishna, in the wonderful car moving on land and water, and through mid-air, according to the wish of the rider; the departure for Indraprastha, with the dower; the conception in the womb of Subhadra of that prodigy of prowess, Abhimanyu; Yajnaseni's giving birth to children; then follows the pleasure-trip of Krishna and Arjuna to the banks of the Jamuna and the acquisition by them of the discus and the celebrated bow Gandiva; the burning of the forest of Khandava; the rescue of Maya by Arjuna, and the escape of the serpent, and the begetting of a son by that best of Rishis, Mandapala, in the womb of the bird Sarngi. |
| Mbh.1.47.2435 | The illustrious Jaratkaru of great ascetic merit, thus addressed, spake unto his wife these words, his upper lip quivering in anger, O amiable one of the Naga race, thou hast insulted me. |
| Mbh.1.67.3578 | And Valadeva of exceeding strength was a portion of the Naga, Sesha. |
| Mbh.1.123.6661 | And Karkotaka, Vasuki, Kachchhapa, Kunda and the great Naga Takshaka, these mighty and wrathful snakes possessed of high ascetic merit also came there. |
| Mbh.1.128.6883 | The insensible son of Pandu sank down till he reached the Naga kingdom. |
| Mbh.1.173.8883 | Thou seemest not to be of celestial or Asura or Yaksha or Rakshasa or Naga or Gandharva or human origin. |
| Mbh.1.215.10535 | Hearing these words of Arjuna, Ulupi answered, There is a Naga of the name of Kauravya, born in the line of Airavata. |
| Mbh.1.215.10544 | Tell me, therefore, O Naga maid, how I may act so that, while doing thy pleasure, I may not be guilty of any untruth or breach of duty' |
| Mbh.1.215.10565 | The mighty Arjuna, spending the night in the mansion of the Naga rose with the sun in the morning. |
| Mbh.1.224.10930 | In that forest dwelleth, with his followers and family, a Naga, called Takshaka, who is the friend of Indra. |
| Mbh.1.226.11091 | Then Arjuna and Achyuta, filled with joy said unto Pavaka, O exalted one, furnished with weapons and knowing their use, possessed of cars with flags and flagstaffs, we are now able to fight with even all the celestials and the Asuras together, let alone the wielder of the thunderbolt desirous of fighting for the sake of the Naga his friend Takshaka' |
| Mbh.2.9.373 | And Vasuki and Takshaka, and the Naga called Airavana; Krishna and Lohita; Padma and Chitra endued with great energy; the Nagas called Kamvala and Aswatara; and Dhritarashtra and Valahaka; Matimat and Kundadhara and Karkotaka and Dhananjaya; Panimat and the mighty Kundaka, O lord of the Earth; and Prahlada and Mushikada, and Janamejaya, all having auspicious marks and mandalas and extended hoods, these and many other snakes. |
| Mbh.2.21.910 | There dwelt in old days those Nagas, Arvuda and Sakravapin, those persecutors of all enemies, as also the Naga Swastika and that other excellent Naga called Manu. |
| Mbh.3.66.3327 | And answering, Fear not' he entered into the midst of the fire and beheld a mighty Naga lying in coils. |
| Mbh.3.66.3328 | And the Naga with joined hands, and trembling, spake unto Nala, saying, O king, that I am a snake, Karkotaka by name. |
| Mbh.3.66.3362 | And saying this, that Naga then gave unto Nala two pieces of celestial cloth. |
| Mbh.3.79.3896 | This history, besides, of the Naga Karkotaka, of Damayanti, of Nala and of that royal sage Rituparna, is destructive of evil. |
| Mbh.3.82.4069 | That sin-destroying tirtha known by the name of Vitasta, is situate in the country of the Kasmiras and is the abode of the Naga Takshaka. |
| Mbh.3.159.8054 | And it came to pass that when several days has passed, Suparna all of a sudden carried off an exceedingly powerful and mighty Naga, living in the large lake. |
| Mbh.3.229.11552 | Kadru introduces herself in a subtle form into the body of a pregnant woman and there she causes the destruction of the foetus, and the mother is made to give birth to a Naga serpent. |
| Mbh.3.263.12876 | Methinks thou art a goddess, or a Yakshi, or a Danavi, or an excellent Apsara, or the wife of a Daitya, or a daughter of the Naga king, or a Rakshasi or the wife of Varuna, or of Yama, or of Soma, or of Kuvera, who, having assumed a human form, wanderest in these forests. |
| Mbh.3.270.13168 | And after the destruction of the Naga world also in the subterranean regions in the same way, vast masses of many-coloured and loud-pealing clouds, with streaks of lightning, spreading along the entire welkin, had appeared on high. |
| Mbh.4.9.349 | Art thou the daughter of a celestial, or art thou a female Naga? |
| Mbh.4.22.958 | O best of smiters, lift him up from the earth even as Krishna had lifted up the Naga Kaliya from the Yamuna. |
| Mbh.5.98.4644 | And Narada who knew all the residents of the nether regions then began to describe in detail unto his companion all about the dwellers of the Naga world' |
| Mbh.5.103.4786 | Kanwa continued, Beholding Matali's gratification at seeing the Naga called Sumukha, Narada informed him of the nobility of his parentage and of his feats. |
| Mbh.5.103.4789 | The father of this youth was, O Matali, the Naga called Chikura. |
| Mbh.5.103.4792 | Make an endeavour to secure him, for I am highly pleased at the thought of bestowing on this Naga, O Muni, my dear daughter |
| Mbh.5.104.4823 | Let this Naga then, proceeding with me and Narada, come to the Lord of heaven the chief of the celestials, O best of Nagas. |
| Mbh.5.104.4825 | Blessed be thou, O Naga, let Sumukha, therefore, come with me to the presence of the Lord of the celestials' |
| Mbh.5.104.4834 | At these words Sakra gave unto that Naga length of days. |
| Mbh.5.105.4839 | SECTION CV Kanwa said, Meanwhile, O Bharata, the mighty Garuda heard what had happened, viz, the bestowal by Sakra of length of days on the Naga Sumukha. |
| Mbh.5.105.4845 | I had selected this great Naga and had fixed time, for O god, I had intended to offer the meat of his body, as sustenance to my numerous progeny. |
| Mbh.5.109.5034 | In this region is the city called Bhogavati that is ruled by Vasuki, by the Naga Takshaka and also by Airavata. |
| Mbh.6.91.4828 | And when that hero, never retreating from battle, became inflamed with wrath, a Naga related to him by his mother's side, came to him. |
| Mbh.6.91.4829 | Surrounded on all sides, in that battle by Nagas, that Naga, O king, assumed a huge form mighty as Ananta himself. |
| Mbh.6.91.4832 | When that Naga of his mother's line was devoured through illusion, Iravat became confounded. |
| Mbh.6.108.5759 | The valiant Bhishma of keen weapons, when excited with wrath in battle and bow in hand shooting his shafts, becometh as fierce as the mighty Naga Takshaka of virulent poison. |
| Mbh.8.53.3020 | Then that slayer of hostile heroes, viz, the son of Pandu, paralysed the legs of the samsaptakas by repeatedly invoking, O monarch, the weapon called Naga. |
| Mbh.12.47.2395 | Thou sleepest in Yoga on thy snake-decked sofa constituted by the thousand hoods of the Naga. |
| Mbh.12.354.23644 | A mighty Naga, of righteous soul, dwells in the city that stands in that region. |
| Mbh.12.354.23645 | That great Naga is known by the name of Padmanabha or Padma. |
| Mbh.12.354.23650 | That Naga is always fond of guests. |
| Mbh.12.356.23680 | Arrived there, he enquired of him, in proper words, about the Naga of whom he had heard from his guest, and instructed by him he pursued his journey. |
| Mbh.12.356.23681 | With a clear idea of the purpose of his journey, the Brahmana then reached the house of the Naga. |
| Mbh.12.356.23685 | Hearing these words, the chaste wife of the Naga, possessed of great beauty and devoted to the observance of all duties, showed herself. |
| Mbh.12.356.23692 | It is for this reason that I have come today to the residence of the Naga, thy husband' |
| Mbh.12.356.23693 | The wife of the Naga said, Reverend sir, my husband has gone to drag the car of Surya for a month. |
| Mbh.12.356.23703 | Having said this repeatedly unto the wife of the Naga, that foremost of Brahmanas proceeded to the banks of the Gomati for residing there till the time of the Naga's return |
| Mbh.12.357.23704 | SECTION CCCLVIII Bhishma continued, The Nagas of that city became exceedingly distressed when they saw that that Brahmana, devoted to the practice of penances, continued to reside in the forest, entirely abstaining all the while from food, in expectation of the arrival of the Naga chief. |
| Mbh.12.357.23705 | All the kinsmen and relatives of the great Naga, including his brother and children and wife, assembling together, repaired to the spot where the Brahmana was staying. |
| Mbh.12.357.23707 | Approaching the presence of the Brahmana and offering him due worship, the kinsmen and relatives of the great Naga said unto him these words fraught with candour, O Brahmana, endued with wealth of asceticism, this is the sixth day of thy arrival here, but thou sayest no word about thy food, O regenerate one, thou art devoted to righteousness. |
| Mbh.12.357.23711 | We are all relations of the Naga chief with whom thou hast business. |
| Mbh.12.357.23720 | Indeed, this vow of abstaining from all food that I am observing is in consequence of my regard for the Naga chief. |
| Mbh.12.358.23726 | SECTION CCCLIX Bhishma said, Upon the expiry of the period of full fifteen days, the Naga chief Padmanabha, having finished his task of dragging the car of Surya and obtained the latter's permission, came back to his own house. |
| Mbh.12.358.23728 | Having gone through these tasks, she took her seat by his side, The Naga then, refreshed from fatigue, addressed his dutiful and chaste wife, saying, I hope, my dear wife, that during my absence thou hast not been unmindful of worshipping the deities and guests agreeably to the instructions I gave thee, and according to the ordinances laid down in the scriptures. |
| Mbh.12.358.23731 | The wife of the Naga said, The duty of disciples is to wait with reverence upon their preceptor accomplishing his bidding; that of Brahmanas is to study the Vedas and bear them in memory; that of servants is to obey the commands of their masters; that of the king is to protect his people by cherishing the good and chastising the wicked. |
| Mbh.12.359.23753 | SECTION CCCLX The Naga said, O thou of sweet smiles, for whom hast thou taken that Brahmana? |
| Mbh.12.359.23763 | The spouse of the Naga chief said, Judging by his simplicity and candour I know that that Brahmana is not any deity who subsists on air. |
| Mbh.12.359.23779 | The Naga said, I had no arrogance due to pride. |
| Mbh.12.359.23784 | In consequence, however, of the Naga having excess of wrath, they have become object of reproach with all persons |
| Mbh.12.360.23793 | As he proceeded, he thought of the Brahman and wandered as to what the business could be that had brought him to the Naga city. |
| Mbh.12.360.23800 | The Brahmana said, Know that my name is Dharmaranya, and that I have come hither for obtaining a sight of the Naga Padmanabha, O foremost of all regenerate persons. |
| Mbh.12.360.23805 | The Naga said, Verily, thy conduct is exceedingly good. |
| Mbh.12.360.23808 | Thou beholdest the Naga with eyes of affection. |
| Mbh.12.360.23809 | I am that Naga, O learned Rishi, whom thou seekest. |
| Mbh.12.360.23815 | The Brahmana said, O highly blessed Naga, I have come hither, moved by the desire of obtaining a sight of thee. |
| Mbh.12.360.23816 | I have come here, ignorant as I am with all things, for asking thee about something, O Naga, relying on the Jiva-soul, I desire to attain to the Supreme Soul which is the end of the Jiva-soul. |
| Mbh.12.361.23823 | The Naga said, The divine Surya is the refuge or home of innumerable wonders. |
| Mbh.12.362.23851 | Nor is he a Naga. |
| Mbh.12.363.23864 | JBH SECTION CCCLXV The Brahmana said, Without doubt, this is very wonderful, O Naga, I have been highly gratified by listening to thee. |
| Mbh.12.363.23867 | The Naga said, The object that brought thee higher is still in thy breast, for thou hast not as yet disclosed it to me. |
| Mbh.12.363.23876 | The Brahmana said, It is even so, O thou of great wisdom, O Naga that hast acquired a knowledge of the soul. |
| Mbh.12.363.23886 | My object has been accomplished, O Naga |
| Mbh.13.17.1993 | Thou art of the form of a snake for thou art identical with the mighty Naga named Sesha. |
| Mbh.13.132.11209 | SECTION CXXXII Bhishma said, After this, the Grandsire Brahman, sprang from the primeval lotus and resembling the lotus in agreeableness and fragrance, addressed the deities with Vasava, the lord of Sachi, at their head, Yonder sits the mighty Naga who is a resident of the nether regions. |
| Mbh.14.54.2421 | When I live in the order of the Nagas, I then act as a Naga, and when I live in the order of Yakshas or that of Rakshasas, I act after the manner of that order. |
| Mbh.16.4.167 | Advancing forward and offering him the Arghya and water to wash his feet, and with diverse other rites, they all worshipped the mighty Naga and saluted him by making the usual enquiries. |
| Mbh.17.1.45 | Ulupi, the daughter of the Naga chief, O thou of Kuntis race, entered the waters of Ganga. |
Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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| Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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