[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1414 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1414 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1414 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1414](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1414) At this stage, all the gods rushed to Manasādevī and fell at her feet and begged her to save the situation. The kindhearted Devī called her son Āstika and advised him to persuade Janamejaya to stop the sarpasatra. Āstika went to Janamejaya and requested him to give him the lives of Takṣaka and Indra as a gift. Janamejaya, after consulting the munis and priests and at their advice, agreed to do so. In this way, the Sarpasatra was stopped and the remaining serpents escaped with their lives. (Devī Bhāgavata, Navama Skandha, M.B., Ādi Parva). - [Previous: c4.1413](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1413) - [Next: c4.1415](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1415) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (2) - [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) — Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1414](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1414) · Pramāṇa