Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in

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. They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of

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. Nāgas are male while Nāgīs or Nāginīs are female. Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key: *ॐ -

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List in alphabetical order

* Kādraveya - The Nāga born from Kadrū ॐ * Krodhavaśa - a naga of the Kārdaveyas ॐ * Kṛṣṇagautama - ☸ *

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- One of the eight ''kulas'' (families) of nāgas mentioned by Soḍḍhala in his Udayasundarīkathā *

Virūpākṣa Virūpākṣa (Sanskrit; Pali: Virūpakkha; traditional Chinese: 廣目天王; simplified Chinese: 广目天王; pinyin: ''Guǎngmù Tiānwáng''; Japanese: 広目天 ''Kōmokuten'') is a major deity in Buddhism. He is one of the Four Heavenly ...

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* Abhinnaparivārā - ♀ ☸ * Ābhoga - A Nāga King and guardian of the southeast ॐ * Acilillanā - ♀ ☸ * Airāvaṇa - A Nāga King ☸ * Airāvata - ॐ * Aīrāvata - ॐ * Akarkara - ॐ * Anāgatā - ♀ ☸ * Anākṛtsnagatā - ♀ ☸ * Anavatapta - A Nāga King ☸ * Anīla - ॐ * Anilāśin - ॐ * Apalāla - A Nāga King ☸ * Aparājita - A Nāga King ॐ☸ * Āpta - ॐ * Āryaka - ॐ * Aśvatara - A Nāga King and several others ॐ☸

B

* Bāhyakarṇa - ॐ * Bahumūlaka - ॐ * Bāliśikha - A Nāga King ॐ * Bilvapāṇḍura - ॐ

C

* Campeyya (Pali) - A Nāga King ☸ * Chatramukhā - ♀ ☸ * Chandaka - Commander of the Nãga Army * Chulodara - A Nāga King ☸

D

* Dadhimukha - A Nāga King ॐ☸ * Daṇḍapāda - A Nāga King ☸ * Dhanañjaya - ॐ * Dharmapīṭhā - ♀ ☸ * Dharaṇīdhara - A Nāga King ☸ *

Dhṛtarāṣṭra Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Sanskrit; Pali: ''Dhataraṭṭha'') is a major deity in Buddhism and one of the Four Heavenly Kings. His name means "Upholder of the Nation." Names The name ''Dhṛtarāṣṭra'' is a Sanskrit compound of the words ''dh� ...

- A Nāga King ॐ☸ * Diśāṃpati - A Nāga King ☸

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* Ekaśīrṣā - ♀ ☸ * Elāpatra - A Nāga King ॐ☸

G

* Gavāṃpati - A Nāga King ☸ * Gośīrṣa - A Nāga King ☸ * Grasatī - ♀ ☸

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*Halika - ॐ * Haridraka - ॐ * Hastipada - ॐ * Hastipiṇḍa - ॐ * Hemaguha - ॐ * Hullura - A Nāga King ☸

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* Irāvān - a half Nāga, son of

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and the Nāga princess Ulūpī ॐ

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* Jalabindu - ♀ ☸ * Jayaśrī - ♀ ☸ * Jyotika - ॐ

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* Kadrū - Mother of the Pannāga race of Nāgas ॐ *

Kāla Kala (, ) is a Sanskrit term that means 'time' or 'death'. As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama. In Shaivism, Kala is known as the fiery avatar of Shiva, Bhairava, K ...

- ॐ * Kālaka - A Nāga King ☸ * Kalaśapotaka - ॐ * Kālavega - Son of Vāsuki ॐ * Kāliya - A Nāga King subdued by

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ॐ * Kālīyaka - ॐ * Kālika - ॐ * Kalmāṣa - ॐ *

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- A prominent Nāga King ॐ☸ * Karavīra - ॐ *

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- ॐ * Karkara - ॐ * Karkoṭaka - A Nāga King ॐ☸ * Kauṇapāśana - ॐ * Kauravya - A Nāga King ॐ * Khaga - ॐ * Kṛṣṇagautama - A Nāga King ☸ * Kṣemaka - ॐ * Kulika - A Nāga King and guardian of the northwest ॐ☸ * Kumuda - ॐ * Kumudākṣa - ॐ * Kuṇḍodara - ॐ * Kuñjara - ॐ * Kūśmāṇḍaka - ॐ * Kuṭhara - ॐ * Kuṭhāra - ॐ

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Mahākāla Mahākāla (, ) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a '' Dharmapāla'' ("Protector of the Dharma") and a wrathful manifestation of a Buddha, while in Hinduism, Mahākāla is a fierce manifestatio ...

- A Nāga King☸ * Mahāmanasvī - A Nāga King☸ * Mahāpadma - A Nāga King and guardian of the northeast ॐ☸ * Mahauṣadhi - ♀ ☸ * Mahodara - A Nāga King ॐ☸ * Manasā - A Nāga queen ॐ * Manasvin - A Nāga King ☸ * Maṇi - A Nāga King, of which there are two☸ * Maṇināga - ॐ * Meruśrī - ♀ ☸ * Mṛgaśīrṣa - A Nāga King ☸ * Mṛgila - A Nāga King ☸ * Mṛṣṇāda - ॐ * Mucilinda - The Nāga who protected the

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from the elements ☸ * Mucilindā - ♀ ☸ * Mudgara - ॐ * Mukhakarā - ♀ ☸

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* Naga-Kanya *

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* Nahuṣa - ॐ *

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- A Nāga King. Another name for Śeṣa ॐ☸ * Nīla - ॐ * Nīlotpalā - ♀ ☸ * Niṣṭhānaka - ॐ * Nagapooshani - ॐ Hindu Goddess in

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, Sri Lanka

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- A Nāga King ॐ☸ *

- A Nāga King and guardian of the south ॐ * Pāṇḍarameghā - ♀ ☸ * Pannaga - ॐ * Patta - ॐ * Piṇḍaka - ॐ * Piṇḍāraka - ॐ *

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- ॐ * Piñjara - ॐ * Piṭharaka - ॐ *

Prabhākara Prabhakara ( IAST: ''Prabhākara'') active c. 6th century was an Indian philosopher-grammarian in the Mīmāṃsā tradition of Kerala. Probable date Hariswamin's commentary on Shatapatha Brahmana which dates to 638 CE discusses the doctri ...

- ॐ * Pulindā - ♀ ☸ * Puṇḍarīka - A Nāga King ☸ * Purāṇanāga - A Nāga King ॐ * Pūrṇabhadra - A Nāga King ☸ * Pūraṇakarṇa - A Nāga King ☸ * Puṣpadaṃṣṭra - ॐ

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* Raktāṅga - ॐ * Rathābhiruḍhā - ♀ ☸ * Ṛṣika - A Nāga King ☸

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* Śabala - ॐ * Sāgara - A Nāga King ☸ * Sāgaragambhīrā - ♀ ☸ * Sāgarakukṣi - ♀ ☸ * Śakaṭamukha - A Nāga King ☸ * Śākha - ॐ * Śālipiṇḍaka - ॐ * Śaṃkha - ॐ * Śaṃkhamukha - ॐ * Śaṃkhapiṇḍa - ॐ * Saṃvṛtta - ॐ * Śaṅkhapāla - A Nāga King and guardian of the southwest ॐ☸ * Śatabāhu - ♀ ☸ * Śataparivārā - ♀ ☸ * Śataśīrṣa - A Nāga King ☸ * Śatavāhāna - ♀ ☸ * Savāma - ॐ * Śeṣa - Another name for Nanda ॐ☸ * Śikha - ॐ * Śirāpūrṇa - ॐ * Śrītejas - A Nāga prince ☸ * Śrīvaha - ॐ * Subāhu - ॐ * Subhūṣaṇā - ♀ ☸ * Sumanā - Wife of Nāga King Campeyya ♀ ☸ * Sumanas - ॐ * Sumukha - Of which there are several ॐ * Sunanda - A Nāga King ☸ * Surasā - Mother of the Nāgas as described in the Ramāyāna ॐ * Svātigiri - ♀ ☸ * Svātimukhā - ♀ ☸

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* Takṣaka - A Nāga King ☸ * Timiṃgira - A Nāga King ☸ * Tittiri - ॐ * Trijaṭā - ♀ ☸ * Tyāgānugatā - ♀ ☸

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* Ugraka - ॐ * Ulūpī - A Nāga princess and wife of

ॐ * Upananda - A Nāga King ☸ *

Utpala Utpala in Sanskrit is a neuter noun with two meanings, both given by ''Amarakosha, '' (a lexicon of circa. 400 AD). The first meaning is ''Nymphaea nouchali'', the "blue lotus", also known as ''kuvalaya'' in Sanskrit. The second meaning of ''utp ...

- A Nāga King ☸

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* Vahūdaka - A Nāga King ☸ *

Varuṇa Varuna (; , ) is a Hindu god. He is one of the earliest deities in pantheon, whose role underwent a significant transformation from the Vedic to the Puranic periods. In the early Vedic era, Varuna is seen as the god-sovereign, ruling the sky ...

- A Nāga King and guardian of the west ॐ☸ * Vāsuki - A Nāga King ॐ☸ * Vātsīputra - A Nāga King ☸ * Vidyullocanā - ♀ ☸ * Vidyutprabhā - ♀ ☸ * Vijayaśrī - ♀ ☸ * Vilvaka - ॐ * Vimalapiṇḍaka - A Nāga King ॐ * Viraja - ॐ *

- A Nāga King ☸ * Vīryā - ♀ ☸ * Vishvahini - The wife of Vasuki * Vṛtta - ॐ

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