[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vishnupurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › 1.21.20 # Vishnupurana 1.21.20 Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.21.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21.20) kādraveyās tu balinaḥ sahasram amitaujasaḥ suparṇavaśagā brahmañ jajñire naikamastakāḥ // > The progeny of Kadru were a thousand powerful many-headed serpents, of immeasurable might, subject to Garud́a; the chief amongst whom were Śesha, Vásuki, Takshaka, Śankha, Śweta, Mahápadma, Kambala, Áswatara, Elápatra, Nága, Karkkota, Dhananjaya, and many other fierce and venomous serpents. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 1.21.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21.19) - [Next: 1.21.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21.21) - [Up: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.21.11) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.21.p11) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.1.21.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21.20) · Pramāṇa