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Vasuki (Sanskrit) Hindu great snake, god of secret wisdom. {BCW 7:283, 14:284}

 
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The Ocean was churned by using the mountain Mandara and the snake Vasuki wrapped around it. Each side would hold an end of the snake and pull on it alternately, causing the mountain to rotate, which in turn would cause the Ocean to be churned. However, once the mountain was put on the Ocean, it began to sink. Then, Vishnu incarnated in the form of a turtle to support the mountain. ...

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In Hinduism, Kurma was the second avatar of Vishnu. He took the form of a tortoise and sat on the bottom of the ocean after the Great Flood. A mountain was placed on his back by the other gods so that they could churn the sea and find the ancient treasures of the Vedic peoples. Kurma - Samudra manthan. Kurma - Appeal to Brahma. The Devas feared that the Asuras would take over the whole world. Therefore, they prayed to Brahma, who suggested a solution: churn the Ocean of Milk in ... Including:

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Goddess Lakshmi's origins are not found in the Vedas, but with the evolution of a more classical Hinduism. Lakshmi - In Hindu mythology. The birth of goddess Lakshmi, is related to an ancient story. Durvasa the short-tempered sage once presented Indra, the king of the gods with a garland of flowers which would never wilt. Indra gave this garland to his elephant, Airavata. Sage Durvasa saw the elephant trampling the divine garland, and short tempered he was, cursed Indra for he had shown disrespect to the s ...

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The Churning of the Ocean of Milk ia a Hindu story about a conflict between the Adityas and their enemies the Asuras. The most popular version is found in the Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana [1]. The story begins with Indra riding his elephant. He came upon a sage named Durvasa. The sage decided to honor Indra by giving him a scented garland. Indra took the garland, but placed it on the forehead of his elephant. The elephant was irritated by the scent and threw the garland off, trampling on it. The angry sage gave Indra a ... Including:

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In Hinduism, Lakshmi or Laxmi (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी lakṣmī) is the goddess of wealth, light and fortune, as well as (secondarily) luck, beauty and fertility. Representations of Lakshmi (or Shri) are found in Jain and Bud ... Including:

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Tiruvalluvar was one of the greatest Tamil poets. Thirukkural, one of the greatest ethical works in Tamil language was written by him. Very little is known conclusively about the life of Tiruvalluvar. As per Tamil tradition, he is believed to have lived some time during the 1st millennium AD. While most scholars place him during 100-300 AD, there are a few who consider him to have lived during 600 A.D. He is said to have been a textile weaver by profession, who led an austere life. His devoted wife was named Vasuki. The term Including:

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Tiruvalluvar: (Tamil) "Holy weaver."
 
Tamil weaver and householder saint (ca 200 bce) who wrote the classic Saivite ethical scripture Tirukural. He lived with his wife Vasuki, famed for her remarkable loyalty and virtues, near modern-day Chennai. There a memorial park, the Valluvar Kottam, enshrines his extraordinary verses in marble.
See: Tirukural.

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Vasuki:
Vasuki - a name of Shesha

 
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