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31-774: World Serpent or World Snake may refer to: Antaboga , the world serpent of traditional Javanese mythology Jörmungandr , also known as the Midgard Serpent, in Norse mythology Ouroboros , a world serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail Shesha , the serpent containing the universe in Hindu mythology World Serpent, a deity in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms World Serpent Distribution , defunct British record label and music distribution house Topics referred to by

62-499: A friend and associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu , who is described as an incarnation of Krishna . According to the texts and scriptures of the Gaudiya Sampradaya , the appearance of Nityananda Prabhu was very similar to Balarama (incarnation of Shesha). The Brahma Purana describes the attributes of Ananta: Daityas and Dānavas are not capable of recounting his good qualities. He is honoured by Devas and celestial sages. He

93-560: A thousand snakes, of which Shesha was the eldest. After Shesha, Vasuki , Iravati and Takshaka were born, in that order. A lot of Shesha's brothers were cruel and were bent upon inflicting harm on others. They were even unkind to Garuda , who was Kashyapa's son through Vinata , sister of Kadru. (Kadru and Vinata were daughters of Daksha). Shesha, disgusted by the cruel acts of his brothers, left his mother and kin, and took on austere penances. He lived on air and meditated in places including Gandhamadhana, Badrikashrama, Gokarna, Pushkara, and

124-548: Is a serpentine demigod ( naga ) and king of the serpents ( Nagaraja ), as well as a primordial being of creation in Hinduism . In the Puranas , Shesha is said to hold all the planets of the universe on his hoods and to constantly sing the glories of Vishnu from all his mouths. He is sometimes referred to as Ananta Shesha . The Narayana form of Vishnu is often depicted as resting on Shesha, accompanied by his consort Lakshmi . Shesha

155-530: Is a stated to have incarnated as Balarama again as a brother to Vishnu (as Krishna). This is often disputed by the original line-ups of the Dasavatara , where Balarama is also considered to be an incarnation of Vishnu. His consort was born as Revati , the daughter of King Kakudmi . During the Kali Yuga , according to Sri Vaishnava tradition, he was born as Patanjali , Ramanuja , and Manavala Mamunigal . He

186-410: Is also one of the four vyuhas , or primitive forms of Vishnu, the other three being Vasudeva , Pradyumna , and Aniruddha . In Gaudiya accounts, Sankarshana expands himself as Garbhodakshayi-Vishnu in the beginning of the universe to create Brahma . In other words, Sankarshana is believed to be Narayana himself. In the first few chapters of the Puranas , it is also said that Sankarshana preached

217-850: Is applied into ornaments and decorative carvings. Generally it will appear on gong decorations as a symbol of the Javanese dragon. Artefacts of ancient objects are also generally decorated with Javanese dragon figures, such as keris , temple doors, stairs railings and other Javanese ornaments. This article relating to a myth or legend from Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shesha Shesha ( Sanskrit : शेष , romanized :  Śeṣa , lit.   'Remainder'), also known by his epithets Sheshanaga ( Sanskrit : शेषनाग , romanized :  Śeṣanāga , lit.   'The snake Shesha') and Adishesha ( Sanskrit : आदिशेष , romanized :  Ādiśeṣa , lit.   'First Shesha'),

248-486: Is clad in blue garments. He is intoxicated with pride. He is resplendent with white garlands. He is lofty like the mountain of Kailāsa where the celestial Gaṅgā falls. He has placed his hand on the plough-share; he holds an excellent iron club. He is attended upon by the embodied splendour of Varuṇa. At the end of the Kalpa, Rudra in the form of Saṅkarṣaṇa comes out of his mouth, blazing like the flame of poisonous fire and devours

279-563: Is considered as one of the two mounts of Vishnu alongside Garuda . He is said to have descended upon Earth in the following human forms or incarnations: Lakshmana , brother of Vishnu's incarnation Rama during the Treta Yuga , and according to some traditions, as Balarama , brother of Vishnu's incarnation Krishna during the Dvapara Yuga . According to the Mahabharata (Adi Parva), his father

310-580: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Antaboga Antaboga was not originally called "Antaboga" natively. But the "Antaboga" nomenclature was derived from Javanese portmanteau term of Antaboga (inherited from Anantabhoga in Old Javanese ) during the Hinduization era of Java-Bali , which might possibly be rooted from two Sanskrit words, namely Āṉanta (अनन्त, lit.   '

341-525: Is spoken of as Ananta. He has a thousand hoods, and he is clearly bedecked in Svastika ornaments devoid of impurities. He illuminates all quarters by thousand jewels on his hoods. For the welfare of the universe, he deprives the Asuras of their prowess. His eyes whirl and rove due to intoxication. He has only one earring at all times. Wearing a crown and garlands he shines like a white mountain aflame with fire. He

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372-572: Is the king of all serpents. He is Ananta, Śeṣa, of excessive brilliance. The Bhagavata Purana equates Shesha and Balarama: The foremost manifestation of Lord Vishnu is Sankarṣana, who is known as Ananta. He is the origin of all incarnations within this material world. Previous to the appearance of Lord Shri Krishna, this original Sankarsana will appear as Baladeva, just to please the Supreme Lord Shri Krishna in His transcendental pastimes." In

403-508: The Bhagavad Gita chapter 10, verse 29, Krishna describes 75 of his common manifestations, and declares, "anantaś ca asmi nāgānāṁ" : Among Nāgas (a special class of serpents), I am the serpent-god Ananta . The Palliyodam , a type of large snake boat built and used by Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple in Kerala for the annual water processions of Uthrattathi Jalamela and Valla Sadhya has

434-636: The Bhagavata to the Four Kumaras , who in turn passed on this message. At some point, the message was passed to sage Maitreya , who in turn preached it to Vidura . According to legends, Shesha is married to Nagalakshmi . As per the Garga Samhita , she is considered to be the personification of the divine ocean called the Kshira Sagara . Shesha is believed to have taken six incarnations on earth. During

465-503: The Himalayas . His penances were so severe that his flesh, skin, and muscles dried up and merged with his frame. Brahma , convinced of Shesha's will, asked Shesha to request a boon. Shesha asked that he be able to keep his mind under control so that he could continue to perform ascetic penances. Brahma gladly accepted the request. Brahma then asked a favour of Shesha: to go beneath the precarious earth and stabilise it. Shesha agreed and went to

496-544: The Satya Yuga , he came down in his original form to form a seat for Vishnu's avatar of Narasimha , who had incarnated to slay the impious Hiranyakashipu . During the Treta Yuga , Shesha took birth as Lakshmana , as Vishnu's (as Rama ) brother. Lakshmana is a very prominent character in the Ramayana, along with Hanuman and Sita . His consort, Nagalakshmi was born as Urmila , the sister of Sita. During Dvapara Yuga , he

527-406: The tamasic energy of Narayana himself, and is said to live deep within the inner layers of Patala , where there are many serpents with gems on their heads and where he reigns as its ruler. He is said to have existed before the creation of the universe. When the universe is towards its end, he creates the 11 Rudras from the serpents to destroy the universe for a new one to be created. Sankarshana

558-416: The world turtle named Bedawang from which all other creations sprang. According to Sundanese myth, Antaboga was also responsible for the birth of Dewi Sri , the rice goddess of Java and Bali. According to Wawacan Sulanjana , Dewi Sri emerges from the tears that turned into an egg, shed by Antaboga. In Javanese art , Antaboga is often depicted as a crowned serpent. As a divine serpent symbolism, it

589-455: The Balinese, Antaboga holds significant contribution in creatures-making process, believed to be the creator of Bedawang , from which all other creations sprang. In Javanese and Balinese Hinduism-based mythology, Antaboga has two offsprings, a male named Bambang Naga Tatmala and a female one named Dewi Nagagini. At the beginning of time, only Antaboga existed. Antaboga meditated and created

620-582: The Divine Snake ' ) and Bhoga (भोग, lit.   ' coil ' ). Antaboga was originally a theriolatry form of the native Javans dating back to ancient times or before the arrival of foreign religions (e.g. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islamism, Christianity, etc.) on the native Javan land. It is derived from the actual native Javan dragon snake ( Xenodermus javanicus ), originally and traditionally venerated in Javanism folk religious belief, widely practiced by

651-402: The bed upon which Vishnu lies. Sometimes, he is depicted as a five-headed or seven-headed or a ten-headed serpent ; but more commonly as one thousand-headed, or five thousand-headed, or even as many as a one million-headed serpent ; sometimes with each head wearing an ornate crown. According to the Mahabharata , Shesha was born to the sage Kashyapa and his wife Kadru . Kadru gave birth to

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682-707: The birth of fertility goddess; one of the examples is as recorded in Wawacan Sulanjana , which mentioned that the Javan fertility goddess emerged from the tears shed by Antaboga that turned into an egg. After the Islamization of Java era, specifically within the society of Demak Kingdom, the worshiping of Antaboga was legally prohibited and the Demak Javans who still held on to their beliefs started to migrate from Java to Bali to survive their belief system. This migration led

713-452: The cluster of his eyes shines like the cluster of midday suns on the peak of the white Mountain (Śveta Parvata). He has a huge terrible body. With it (resting) in his reclining pose on his couch, he appears like a thousand-peaked mountain of vast dimensions (resting) over the earth. 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

744-701: The legend that it was designed by Krishna and were made to look like Shesha. The capital of Kerala , Thiruvananthapuram , is named after the King of the Serpents and is translated as "The Sacred City of Ananta". On the SCP Foundation wiki , the winning article for the SCP-3000 contest is titled Anantashesha . The article features SCP-3000, a gargantuan serpentine entity swimming in the Bay of Bengal with anomalous abilities, based on

775-458: The local Javans since pre-Islamic era (before the Islamization of Demak Kingdom, which later transformed as Demak Sultanate ). The Javan dragon snake is traditionally worshiped and held significant core values within the native Javanese and Sundanese ethnic communities. According to the Sundanese historical ancient manuscripts which documented the native Javans' beliefs, Antaboga was responsible for

806-458: The netherworld and stabilised Bhumi with his hood. He is believed to support her even today, thus making Patala his perennial residence. Shesha is usually depicted as floating in the ocean of the changing world, forming the bed of a primordial form of Vishnu, i.e. Narayana , Vāsudeva or in later Puranic Vaishnavism, Mahavishnu . In the Bhagavata Purana , Shesha is named Sankarshana,

837-602: The nomenclature emergence of "Antaboga" itself, which assimilated the native Javanese folk belief with the Hinduism; the name itself derived or drew its inspiration from the Balinese Hinduism literature, which retells the story of Śeṣa (one of its names is Āṉanta), later adopted by the Javan-Balinese as the apposite of their own native Javan Dragon Snake-worshipping form. According to the Demak Javans who have assimilated as

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899-564: The three worlds. He holds the entire sphere of the world rising above like a peak. The Brahmanda Purana also described Shesha in Patala: With his two thousand eyes that have the reddish splendour of the rising sun and with his body that is white and glossy, he appears like the mountain. Kailāsa surrounded by clusters of flames. He has the white complexion like the Moon as well as the Kunda flowers. Hence

930-497: Was Kashyapa and his mother Kadru , though in other accounts, he is usually a primordial being created by Vishnu. His name means "he who remains", from the Sanskrit root śiṣ , because even as the world is destroyed at the end of each kalpa , Shesha remains as he is. Shesha is generally depicted with a massive form that floats coiled through space, or upon the Ocean of Milk , to form

961-541: Was not accompanied by God during the Kali Yuga. Instead, he incarnated alone to spread devotion among the people, being a peaceful incarnation. Sri Vaishnavism also states that Balarama is an incarnation of both Vishnu and Shesha. In the Bhagavad Gita , in the middle of the battlefield Kurukshetra , Krishna, explaining his omnipresence, says: "Of Nāgas , I am Ananta" indicating the importance of Shesha. Gaudiya Vaishnavism states that Shesha incarnated as Nityananda ,

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