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11 types of snakes residing in abyss or the lowest underworld

Relief of Mahavishnu on Adisesha the snake in Chennakeshava temple at Somanathapura

Photo Source - By Mashalti (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons


Reference - Srimadbhagvat 5.24.31

Location - Abyss (Paatal-underworld)

Level - Lowest - The 7th underworld

Residers - Multiple headed snakes

Light source - Sun rays cannot reach. The Manis of snake light up this underworld.

Nature - Are very short tempered. Have big hood. Some have 5 heads, some have 7 heads, some have 10 heads, some have 100 heads and some have 1000 heads.



11 types of snakes are listed below

1.) Vaasuki - The main snake

2.) Shankh

3.) Koolik

4.) Mahashankh

5.) Shwet

6.) Dhananjay

7.) Dhritrashtra

8.) Shankhchud

9.) Kambal

10.) Ashwatar

11.) Devdutt

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