Takṣaka
Sign in to saveTakshaka (, ) 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.
Key facts
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type
- Hindu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image
- Taxaka Statue.jpg
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption
- Idol of Takshaka at Taxakeshwar temple
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Takshaka
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.Devanagari
- तक्षक
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.Sanskrit_transliteration
- Takṣaka
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation
- Nāga
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode
- Indrapuri
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.children
- Ashvasena
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort
- Unnamed Nāgini
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dragon king
- Image
- Taxaka Statue.jpg
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- name in kana
- とくしゃか
- transliteration or transcription
- Tokushaka
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- Mahabharata
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- Takshaka
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Hinduism
- The King of the Nagas
- Legend
- Revenge on Pandavas
- Other references
- References
Takshaka (, ) 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.
Takshaka are also known in Chinese and Japanese mythology as being one of the "eight Great Dragon Kings" (八大龍王 Hachi-dai Ryuu-ou), they are the only snakes which can fly and also mentioned as the most venomous snakes, amongst Nanda (Nagaraja), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Vasuki, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala.
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