Takshaka
Takshaka is mentioned as a King of the Nagas. He is one of the royal serpent beings in Hindu mythology.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Mahabharata epic.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Adishesha, Śeṣa, Nanda, Sagara, Nārada, Maya, Bali, Prahlada, Namuchi, Puloman, Hemaka, Kalanemi, Vainateya, Kirmira, Mahātala, Ulupi, Airavata, Anavatapta, Upananda, Balavan, Utpala, Kadru, Daksha, Brahma, Vinata, Paravataksha, Surasa, Susna, Nāgas, Astika, Hiranyaksha, Karkotaka, Manasā, Garuda, Bhumi
- enemy of
- Janamejaya
- serves
- Indra
- parent of
- Ashvasena
- allied with
- Hayagriva
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Takshaka is mentioned as a King of the Nagas.”
#4689 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The cosmic snake Shesha, the nagarajas (nāga kings) Vasuki, Takshaka, Airavata and Karkotaka, and the princess Ulupi, are all depicted in the Mahabharata.”
#10190 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the snake king called Takshaka... Takshaka had coiled himself around Indra's cot but the force of the sacrificial yagna was so powerful that even Indra along with Takshaka were dragged towards the fire.”
#35034 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“The nagarajas (nāga kings) Vasuki, Takshaka, Airavata and Karkotaka, and the princess Ulupi, are all depicted in the Mahabharata.”
#35215 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Uttanka reminded the king of his father Parikshit's death, at the hands of Takshaka (1,3). In the chapters (14-53 to 58) Uttanka's history is repeated where the ear-rings were mentioned to be of queen Madayanti, the wife of king Saudasa (an Ikshwaku king) (14,57).”
#35278 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001