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A Nagaraja (Sanskrit: नागराज nāgarāja, lit. ' king of the nagas ') is a king of the various races of the nāga, the divine or semi-divine, half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld , and can occasionally take human form.
So, the king of Snakes is Vāsuki. Wiki says Hindu texts call Adisesha, Vasuki and Takshaka by this Title. Seems fair because Vāsuki is only the king of Nāgas.
A Nagaraja (Sanskrit: नागराज,) is a king of the various races of the nāga, the divine or semi-divine, half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld , and can occasionally take human form.
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Nagaraja is the title given to the king of the nagas. Narratives of these beings hold cultural significance in the mythological traditions of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures, and within Hinduism and Buddhism.
Takshaka (Sanskrit: तक्षक, Takṣaka) is a Nagaraja in Hinduism and Buddhism. He is mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata as well as in the Bhagavata Purana. He is described to be a king of the Nagas and one of the sons of Kadru.
Oct 14, 2020 · In the north Indian state of Uttarakhand, the god Nagaraja, associated with the pan--Indian god Krishna, is an extremely popular deity.
Nagas—supernatural serpents—appear often in Indian mythology. They can take on partial or complete human form, as in this sculpture of a naga king. The man and the seven-headed serpent here are understood to be two forms of the same being.
