The Sun And the Serpent; a Contribution to the History of Serpent-Worship
The Sun And the Serpent; a Contribution to the History of Serpent-Worship
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The Naga, or hooded serpent. The name by which they are now known is Takha. Taxiles, the ally of Alexander, was a Takha raja.
Amongst these people the Naga the cobra of the present day was, and is, held sacred ; and 85 THE SUN AND THE SERPENT tradition says that the killing of one of these serpents, in olden times, involved the heaviest penalties. This, of course, is no longer the case, but I have heard men regret that the Nag may now be killed in the country of Basdeo (Vasuki). It is not that ...all serpents are regarded with veneration. Here, as elsewhere in India, the cobra alone is sacred. Other snakes may be killed without remorse. In one place only, so far as I am aware, is worship offered to any other serpent than the cobra. This is at the foot of the Rotang Pass, where, under an overhanging rock, offerings are made to some small harmless snakes, which are called " Nag kiri. " As this name shows, however, they are considered as representatives of the Naga, which is rarely found at that altitude.
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The Naga, or hooded serpent. The name by which they are now known is Takha. Taxiles, the ally of Alexander, was a Takha raja.
Amongst these people the Naga the cobra of the present day was, and is, held sacred ; and 85 THE SUN AND THE SERPENT tradition says that the killing of one of these serpents, in olden times, involved the heaviest penalties. This, of course, is no longer the case, but I have heard men regret that the Nag may now be killed in the country of Basdeo (Vasuki). It is not that ...all serpents are regarded with veneration. Here, as elsewhere in India, the cobra alone is sacred. Other snakes may be killed without remorse. In one place only, so far as I am aware, is worship offered to any other serpent than the cobra. This is at the foot of the Rotang Pass, where, under an overhanging rock, offerings are made to some small harmless snakes, which are called " Nag kiri. " As this name shows, however, they are considered as representatives of the Naga, which is rarely found at that altitude.
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