Kadru
A divine figure in Hindu mythology who is the mother of the Pannagas race. She is the sister of Surasa.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Mahabharata epic.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Uragas, Byangoma, Gandabherunda, Homa Pakshi, Karura, Nāgarāja, Vishnu, Aruṇa, Brahma, Kalavega, Kṛṣṇagautama, Irāvān, Kālaka, Kambala, Kauravya, Kulika, Krodhavasha, Mahātala, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Rama, Lakshmana, Balarama, Rudra, Sūrya, Rahu, Krishna, Bhumi
- parent of
- Pannagas, Nagini, Kādraveya, Karkotaka, Kaliya, Nāgas, Kuhaka, Sushena, Śeṣa, Vasuki, Iravati, Takshaka, Elapatra, Ananta
- consort of
- Kashyapa Prajapati, Kaśyapa
- enemy of
- Garuda
- child of
- Daksha
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“A race related to the Nagas and Uragas, born of Kadru, sister of Surasa.”
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“According to legend, they are the children of the sage Kashyapa and Kadru.”
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“Kashyapa Prajapati's two wives Vinata and Kadru wanted to have children. Kashyapa granted them a boon. Kadru asked for one thousand 'Dirghadeha' (meaning long bodied) Nāga (serpent) sons, while Vinata wanted only two”
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“Born to Vinata and bearing the power of Kashyapa's penance, the demigod is anguished to find that his mother is enslaved by the cruel Kadru. When he pleaded with Kadru to free his mother, the former demanded the nectar of immortality as the price of her liberty.”
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“In the Mahabharata, Ananta, or Shesha, is the son of Kashyapa, one of the Prajapatis, through Kadru as her eldest son.”
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