Astika
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 3
Astika is half Brahmin and half naga, the son of Manasa. He represents a hybrid being between human Brahmin lineage and serpent naga heritage.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 500
- Historical notes
- Key figure in the Naga Panchami festival narrative.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kaliya, Karkotaka, Paravataksha, Surasa, Susna, Ulupi, Śiva, Vasuki, Manasā, Chandi, Jaratkaru, Neta, Takshaka, Behula, Lakshminder, Neto, Chand Sadagar, Anirudha, Lakhinder, Kaśyapa, Nāgas, Śeṣa, Indra, Hasan, Uṣas
- child of
- Manasā
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Astika is half Brahmin and half naga, son of Manasa.”
#4681 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“She then requested her son Astika to go to the site of the yagna and appeal to Janamejaya to stop the Sarpa Satra yagna. Astika impressed Janamejaya with his knowledge of all the Sastras (scriptures) who granted him to seek a boon.”
#35036 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“After few days, he returned and Astika, their son, was born.”
#35081 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001