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Shesha

Proper noun

Meaning

Shesha

(Hinduism) One of the primal beings of creation, a many-headed snake who holds all of the planets of the universe on his hoods and constantly sings the glories of Vishnu.

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Examples

In the Samudra manthan chapter of the Puranas, Shesha loosens Mount Mandara for it to be used as a churning rod by the Asuras and Devas to churn the ocean of milk in the heavens in order to make Soma (or Amrita ), the divine elixir of immortality. Source: Internet

In the Puranas Shesha holds all the planets of the universe on his hoods and constantly sings the glories of Vishnu from all his mouths. Source: Internet

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