Śeṣa
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Śeṣa is the cosmic serpent and king of all nāgas in Hindu mythology, often depicted as the multi-headed serpent on whom the god Vishnu reclines.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vishnu reclining on Ananta | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
cosmic serpent ⓘ mythological serpent ⓘ nāga ⓘ |
| abode |
Pātāla
ⓘ
netherworld ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic ocean
ⓘ
yoga-nidra of Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lakshmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Nāga in Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
bears the worlds on his hoods
ⓘ
remains after cosmic dissolution ⓘ supports the universe ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Srirangam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirumala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedWith | Vishnu reclining on his coils ⓘ |
| domain | Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| epithet | endless one ⓘ |
| family |
brother of Vasuki
ⓘ
son of Kadru ⓘ son of Kashyapa ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
multi-headed serpent
ⓘ
thousand hoods ⓘ |
| influence | inspired serpent iconography in Hindu temples ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
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ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | that which remains ⓘ |
| otherName |
Adi Śeṣa
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ⓘ
Ananta NERFINISHED ⓘ Ananta Śeṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quality |
devoted to Vishnu
ⓘ
devoted to asceticism ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
supporter of dharma
ⓘ
upholder of the earth ⓘ |
| servesAs |
couch of Vishnu
ⓘ
throne of Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic stability
ⓘ
eternity ⓘ time ⓘ |
| title | king of the nāgas ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.