Vasuki - Wikipedia Vasuki For other uses, see Vasuki ( disambiguation ). Vasuki King of Nāgas Kurma Avatar of Vishnu, below Mount Mandara, with Vasuki wrapped around it, during Samudra manthan, the churning of the ocean of milk. ca 1870 Affiliation Nāga Abode Earth Symbols Nagamani Personal Information Parents Kadru Siblings Manasa Vasuki is a nagaraja, one of the King serpents of Hindu mythology and Buddhist mythology. He is a king of the nagas and has a gem called Nagamani on his head. Manasa, another naga, is his sister. Vasuki is Shiva 's snake. He is known in Chinese and Japanese mythology as being one of the `` eight Great Dragon Kings '' ( 八大 龍王 Bādà lóngwáng ), amongst Nanda ( Nagaraja ), Upananda, Sagara ( Shakara ), Takshaka, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala. Contents 1 Nagamani of narmatha 2 Descendants 3 See also 4 References Nagamani of narmatha Vasuki is famous for coiling around the neck of Shiva. Shiva blessed Vasuki and wore him as an ornament. The most famous legend in Hinduism in which Vasuki took part was the incident of Samudra manthan, the churning of the ocean of milk. In this legend, Vasuki allowed the devas ( gods ) and the asuras ( demons ) to bind him to Mount Mandara and use him as their churning rope to extract the ambrosia of immortality from the ocean of milk. Vasuki is also mentioned in other Hindu scriptures, such as in Ramayana and Mahabharata. In Buddhist mythology, Vasuki and the other Naga Kings appear in the audience for many of the Gautama Buddha 's sermons. The duties of the naga kings included leading the nagas in protecting and worshiping the Buddha, as well as in protecting other enlightened beings. Vasuki 's Naga priest is Tatig Naga. Descendants Vasuka ( or Vasuki ) is the name of a small Nair and pedireddla clan found near Mannarasala in Travancore and also Visakha district in Andhra Pradesh. They claim that their ancestors were Nāga serpents spared when the Khandava Forest ( modern day Delhi ) was burnt and cleared by Krishna and the Pandavas to make way for their capital Indraprastha. See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vasuki. Snake worship kuzuryu Dragon King Hindu mythology Buddhist mythology References Jump up ^ http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Eight_great_dragon_kings Jump up ^ Jones, Constance ( 2007 ). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. New York : Infobase Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 0 - 8160 - 5458 - 4. Jump up ^ Social History of Kerala : The Dravidians By L.A. Krishna Iyer p. 003 Cobra Pearl or Nagamani Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend ( ISBN 0 - 500 - 51088 - 1 ) by Anna L. Dallapiccola Indian Mythology, by ApamNapat Nagas Stories from the Ramayana Hachi Bushu - The Eight Legions, Buddhist Protectors Dragon in China and Japan ( ISBN 0 - 7661 - 5839 - X ) by M.W. De Visser Hindu deities and texts Gods Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Rama Krishna Shiva Ganesha Kartikeya Hanuman Indra Surya more Goddesses Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Sita Radha Parvati Sati Kali Adi Parashakti Mahavidya Durga Shakti Navadurga Matrikas more Texts Vedas Rig Sama Yajur Atharva Upanishads Puranas Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Yoga Sutras of Patanjali more Hinduism Hindu mythology Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vasuki&oldid=788540617 '' Categories : Nāgas Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from February 2016 Use Indian English from February 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Pages using infobox deity with unknown parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Deutsch Français हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia മലയാളം Nederlands नेपाल भाषा 日本 語 Русский Slovenščina தமிழ் తెలుగు 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 July 2017, at 00 : 43. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: name of the snake in lord shiva's neck
Answer: Vasuki