अकर्क्कर

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

AKARKKARA : A serpent, son of Kadru.

1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in this order: Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Akarkkara.

2) Birth. Kaśyapa married the eight daughters of Dakṣa named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kālikā, Tāmrā, Krodhavaśā, Manu and Analā. Krodhavaśā got ten sons. One of them is Kadru. Ananta and Akarkkara were born of Kadru. (Śloka 16, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva, M.B.).


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*2nd word in right half of page 21 (+offset) in original book.