Sarpa Satra of King Janamejaya
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The Sarpa Satra of King Janamejaya is a legendary snake-sacrifice ritual in the Mahabharata, performed to exterminate all serpents in revenge for his father Parikshit's death.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic ritual
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legendary event ⓘ snake sacrifice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ugrashravas Sauti
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ⓘ
Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hindu mythology
ⓘ
ancient Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| genre | Itihasa narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sarpa Yajna
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ⓘ
snake sacrifice of Janamejaya ⓘ |
| hasCause | death of King Parikshit ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Astika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brahmin priests ⓘ King Parikshit NERFINISHED ⓘ Takshaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Kuru kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Hastinapura ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | King Janamejaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
cessation of sacrifice due to Astika
ⓘ
partial destruction of serpents ⓘ survival of serpent race ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | extermination of all serpents ⓘ |
| hasReason |
Parikshit killed by snake bite
ⓘ
Takshaka’s killing of Parikshit ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
compassion
ⓘ
intercession of sages ⓘ power of Brahminical rites ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| involvesDeity | Takshaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSource | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | revenge for Parikshit ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | frame story context for Mahabharata recitation ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Astika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | King Janamejaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Adi Parva of Mahabharata
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ⓘ
Mahabharata snake sacrifice episode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Naga race
ⓘ
curse narratives in Mahabharata ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| stoppedBy | Astika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | ritual priests ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between humans and Nagas
ⓘ
limits of vengeance ⓘ |
| targets |
Takshaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
all serpents ⓘ |
| timeInNarrative |
after Kurukshetra war
ⓘ
reign of Janamejaya ⓘ |
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