SHESHNAG....
1-MEANING OF THE NAME " SHESHNAG"
•Shesh -means that which remains or the end .
•Nag - means serpent.
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• Sheshnag is said to the whole entire inverse on his hoods.
• In vaikuntha and during cosmic sleep, lord Vishnu lies on Sheshnag .
• PROTECTOR OF DHARMA
-Sheshnag is known as a guidian of cosmic balance.
-- Mention on scriptures.
• Sheshnag appear in -
- Mahabharat
-Bhagavata Purana
-Ramayana
-Vishnu Purana
-Various tantric texts
He is called --
• Ananta
• Adi Shesha
• Nagaraja
HE is born from the mind of kashyapa and kadru , his the brother of Vasuki and other Nagas .
Pleased with his penance lord Brahma blessed him to become the entered support of the universe.
COSMIC ROLE -
In Hindu cosmology, creation begins and end with the energy of lord Vishnu.
Vishnu lies on the great ocean of milk.
The multiple hoods of Sheshnag-:
Sometime five , seven , or a thousand
- Each hood is said to be bear one of world.
- Sheshnag can shake entire universe .
- Multiple often 5 and 7 hour in art.
- A clam face , symbolizing divisine.
- Coiled boby , symbolizing infinite time.
1- Lakshmana ( in Ramayan)
Lakshmana is considered the incarnation of Adi Shesha .
He is -
• Loyal
• Dedicated
• Self - sacrifices
• fearless I'm battle
2- Balarama ( in Mahabharata)
He holds
• immense physical strength
•divine knowledge
•puruty of heart
• Many Hindu tradition believe that the earth rests on shesha 's hoods -
Symbolic
• Provider for the stability needed for the universe .
• His balance keeps natural laws functioning .
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Sheshnag is the eldest and most spistiual among the serpent brothers .
- Sheshnag represents divine consciousness.
- his brother includes
- Vasuki
- Takshaka
- Karkotaka , Padma , Mahapadam
His temple and worship
• Temple in U.P , Assam , Karnataka , Tamil and many more.
• Images of Vishnu on Ananta -
Shesha in almost every Vishnu's Temple.
The universe need foundations .
-Every person needs-
• Emotional stability
• Self- control
• Patience
• Inner strength
• true power of clam
• Devation gives purpose
•Ego must be conqured
Sheshnag and cycle of creation
Vedic comology described three phases
• Srithti ( creation)
• Sthithi ( presentation)
•Laya ( dissolution)
