[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933) › c16.s3.40 # History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c16.s3.40 History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c16.s3.40 - **Language:** English ### [c16.s3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c16.s3.40) ² I.A., XVIII, p. 289. It is the symbol of the Nāga Saṅkhapāla. There is a conch and a serpent. The shape of the serpent is round and rays (ābhā) come out of its body, i.e. from its body rays emanate. A dhyāna of Durgā describes Saṅkhapāla thus : dāhottīrṇa-suvarṇābha,° used as a kaṅkaṇa (bracelet) by the Goddess. - [Previous: c16.s3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c16.s3.39) - [Next: c16.s3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c16.s3.41) - [Up: c16.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c16.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c16.s3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c16.s3.40) · Pramāṇa