Astika sub-parva

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Astika sub-parva is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the story of the sage Astika and the halting of King Janamejaya’s snake sacrifice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf section of the Mahabharata
sub-parva
associatedWith Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED
Naga mythology
centralFigureRole Astika stops the sacrifice by asking for a boon
containsCharacter Brahmins at the sacrifice
Parikshit NERFINISHED
Uttanka NERFINISHED
depicts reconciliation between Nagas and Kurus
featuresRitual sarpa satra
snake sacrifice of King Janamejaya
follows Pauloma sub-parva
genre Itihasa
hasInfluenceOn later retellings of the snake sacrifice legend
hasMainCharacter Astika NERFINISHED
Janamejaya NERFINISHED
Takshaka NERFINISHED
Vasuki NERFINISHED
hasTheme compassion
end of vengeance
forgiveness
power of Brahminic intercession
language Sanskrit
literaryForm narrative prose
mentions sage Vyasa as narrator through intermediaries
narratesEvent halt of Janamejaya’s snake sacrifice
intervention of sage Astika
rescue of the serpent Takshaka
narrativeFrame told as part of Ugrasrava Sauti’s narration to the sages at Naimisha forest
partOf Adi Parva NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
precedes Adivansavatarana sub-parva NERFINISHED
scripturalStatus canonical part of the Mahabharata
setIn Kuru kingdom NERFINISHED
tradition Hinduism NERFINISHED

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Adi Parva contains Astika sub-parva