Relegated to the nether regions when they became too populous, their exploits are currently celebrated during the month of Sravana.
Relegated to the nether regions when they became too populous, their exploits are currently celebrated during the month of Sravana. They received one of their most notable characteristics after cutting themselves on a blade of grass. The Kashmiri text Nilamatapurana lists 527 of them and although Varuna is often viewed as their ruler, these sprits are usually identified as the offspring of Kadru and the sage Rishi. Their splendid underwater cities include Patala-Loka and prominent ones include Shesha, who was considered a son of Shiva, and Vasuki, whose shape allowed him to be used as a rope with which to churn the ocean. Though usually peaceful, they are the sworn enemies of Garuda. For ten points, identify these semi-divine beings from Hindu myth who are half serpent and half human
Relegated to the nether regions when they became too populous, their exploits are currently celebrated during the month of Sravana.
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