[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) › c5.537 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.537 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.537 - **Language:** English ### [c5.537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.537) DHANAÑJAYA I. A famous serpent. This serpent was born to Kaśyapa-prajāpati of his wife Kadrū. (Śloka 5, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva). This serpent served as a rope to bind the horses to the chariot of Śiva during the time of burning to death the Tripuras. (Śloka 29, Chapter 34, Karṇa Parva). This serpent sits in the court of Varuṇa and worships him. (Śloka 9, Chapter 9, Sabhā parva). - [Previous: c5.536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.536) - [Next: c5.538](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.538) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.35.5) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.537) · Pramāṇa