to hatch one by one. Sesha (Naga Ananta ) was the foremost, and then Vasuki . Then were born Airavata, Takshaka , Karkotaka (linked with Nala , king of Nishadha ), Dhananjaya, Kalakeya (was also mentioned as an Asura clan), the serpent Mani, Purana, Pinjaraka, and Elapatra, Vamana, Nila, Anila, Kalmasha,