Matsyapurana 6.38

Matsyapurāṇa 6.38

Language: Sanskrit

6.38

sahasraśirasāṃ kadrūḥ sahasraṃ cāpi suvrata
pradhānāsteṣu vikhyātāḥ ṣaḍviṃśatir ariṃdama //

Kadrû—a wife of Kaśyapa—gave birth to several thousand-hooded serpents, the principal ones of whom are :—Śeṣa, Vâsuki, Karkoṭa, Śaṅkha, Airâvata, Kambala, Dhanañjaya, Mahânila, Padma, Asvatara (mule), Takṣaka, Elâpattra, Mahâpadma, Dhritarâṣṭra, Balâhaka, Śankhapâla, Mahâsankha, Puṣpadaṃṣṭra, Śubhânanâ, Śankuromâ, Bahula, Vâmana Pâṇina, Kapila, Durmukha, and Patañjali.—38-41.
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
English (machine translation) — English, machine translation