[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 6.38 # Matsyapurana 6.38 Matsyapurāṇa 6.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.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 - [Previous: 6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.6.37) - [Next: 6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.6.39) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.6) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.6.p23) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.6.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.5.38) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.6.38) · Pramāṇa