Vasuki

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Vasuki is the mighty serpent king in Hindu mythology, often depicted as a naga who plays a central role in the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan).

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Vasuki canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure ⓘ
mythological serpent ⓘ
naga ⓘ
serpent king ⓘ
associatedDeity Indra ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithConcept churning of the ocean of milk ⓘ
associatedWithDeityAspect Shiva as Nageshvara ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Samudra Manthan ⓘ
associatedWithGroup asuras ⓘ
devas ⓘ
associatedWithObject Mount Mandara ⓘ
associatedWithTheme immortality (amrita) ⓘ
cosmicFunction instrument in cosmic churning ⓘ
cultType naga worship ⓘ
culturalDomain Hindu epic tradition ⓘ
Indian mythology ⓘ
depictedAs multi-headed serpent ⓘ
naga with human upper body and serpent lower body ⓘ
familyRelation brother of Shesha ⓘ
brother of Takshaka ⓘ
son of Kadru ⓘ
son of Kashyapa ⓘ
hasTitle Nagaraja ⓘ
Serpent King ⓘ
iconographicFeature coiled body ⓘ
raised hoods ⓘ
mentionedInText Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
moralRole ally of the gods in obtaining amrita ⓘ
mythologicalLocation Patala ⓘ
netherworld ⓘ
mythologicalRole king of serpents ⓘ
naga king ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInSamudraManthan pulled by devas and asuras from opposite sides ⓘ
served as the rope wound around Mount Mandara ⓘ
symbolism cosmic energy ⓘ
power ⓘ
protection ⓘ
usedAs churning rope in Samudra Manthan ⓘ
worshippedInRegion India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurma → associatedWith → Vasuki ⓘ
Patala → ruledBy → Vasuki ⓘ
Nagas → notableMember → Vasuki ⓘ
Naga (Hindu mythology) → notableMember → Vasuki ⓘ
subject linked to: Naga in Hindu mythology
Naga → notableMember → Vasuki ⓘ
Kshira Sagara → usedAsChurningRope → Vasuki ⓘ
subject linked to: Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)