Śeṣa
deity underworld Hindu single tradition · 12
Śeṣa is the Tāmasī form of Viṣṇu, beneath the lower regions. He is honoured by Devas and celestial sages. He is spoken of as Ananta and has a thousand hoods and he is clearly bedecked in Svastika ornaments devoid of impurities.
↻ synthesized from 12 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Brahma Purana.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Rahu, Svarbhānu, Vritra, Kaliya, Paravataksha, Susna, Lakshmi, Vamana, Rama, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Kalki, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Ganesha, Vakratunda, Vikata, Mohotkata, Mayūreśvara, Gajanana, Nārada, Maya, Bali, Prahlada, Namuchi, Puloman, Hemaka, Kirmira, Airavata, Rudra, Ananta, Varaha, Kamsa, Dhumraketu, Astika, Daksha, Krodhavasha, Hayagriva, Kalanemi, Vainateya, Karkotaka, Ulupi, Balarama, Vinata, Four Kumaras, Narasimha, Nagalakshmi, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shri Sutho Naga, Balarama, Ananta, Sankarshana, Nāgas, Takshaka, Ananta Shesha, Gogaji, Ketu, Nagnechiya Maa, Ravana, Matsya, Kurma, Hiranyaksha, Indra, Krishna, Garuda
- serves
- Vighnarāja, Brahma, Bhumi, Vishnu
- consort of
- Nagalakshmi, Usa Ananwati
- created by
- Vishnu
- has aspect
- Patanjali, Nityananda, Lakshmana, Balarama
- creator of
- 11 Rudras
- served by
- Great Serpent
Mentioned by
- Nāgas
- Takshaka
- Ananta Shesha
- Gogaji
- Ketu
- Nagnechiya Maa
- Ravana
- Matsya
- Kurma
- Hiranyaksha
- Indra
- Krishna
- Garuda
- Iravati
- Usa Ananwati
- Antaboga
and 12 more
Sources
Source passages
“The Tāmasī form of Viṣṇu, named Śeṣa is beneath the lower regions. He is honoured by Devas and celestial sages.”
#10195 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“This (enormously) huge lord of serpents, himself of great splendour, is being attended upon by extremely wise and noble-souled great serpents of huge physique. He is the king of all serpents. He is Ananta, Śeṣa, of excessive brilliance.”
#35333 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5