Kaliya
nature_spirit water Hindu single tradition · 5
Kaliya is a snake who was conquered by Krishna. He is one of the notable nagas in Hindu mythology.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Story told in the sixteenth chapter of the Tenth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Manasā, Paravataksha, Surasa, Susna, Ulupi, Degei, Karkotaka, Kalavega, Kṛṣṇagautama, Irāvān, Kālaka, Kambala, Kauravya, Kulika, Vasuki, Durga, Caṇḍikā, Kṛṣṇa Nagarjā, Ucchī, Vasudanta, Jākh, Ghaṇḍiyāl, Hayagriva, Nārada, Maya, Bali, Prahlada, Puloman, Hemaka, Kalanemi, Vainateya, Kirmira, Mahātala, Saranyu, Yamuna, Nāgas, Astika, Śeṣa, Hiranyaksha, Sūrya, Yama
- parent of
- Naiṇī
- allied with
- Namuchi
- child of
- Kadru
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Kaliya, a snake conquered by Krishna.”
#4682 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Bhagavata Purana, Canto Ten, Chapter 16 The account of Krishna and Kaliya, as told in the Bhagavata Purana.”
#34951 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Mahātala is the abode of many-hooded Nagas (serpents) – the sons of Kadru, headed by the Krodhavasha (Irascible) band of Kuhaka, Takshaka, Kaliya and Sushena.”
#35195 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Another legend describes that Krishna defeated and banished the serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna. While the dark serpent entered the waters, the river became dark.”
#37393 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001