Patanjali
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 4
Patanjali is a snake footed rishi considered to be an incarnation of Shesha.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- Attested period
- 2006 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Rahu, Svarbhānu, Vritra, Vasuki, Naiṇī Devī, Sheshanāga, Lord Shiva, Parvati, Indra, Antaboga, Ananta Shesha, Gogaji, Ketu, Nagnechiya Maa, Garuda, Nāgas
- aspect of
- Śeṣa
- manifests as
- Ananta
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Patanjali is a snake footed rishi considered to be an incarnation of Shesha”
#4674 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Maehle (2006: p. 297) states that "Patanjali is thought to be a manifestation of the serpent of eternity".”
#10182 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“On being apprehended Ananta was sentenced by Lord Shiva to impart that teaching to human beings for which purpose Ananta assumed the human form and was called Patanjali. In his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali stresses upon the use of breath to achieve perfection in posture which entails steadiness and comfort, by making an effort”
#29129 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Patanjali is thought to be a manifestation of the serpent of eternity”
#35210 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5