While Indra hid in exile after slaying Vritra, King Nahusha was elevated to the throne of heaven and grew drunk with power, demanding Shachi serve him as wife — until the sages he forced to carry his palanquin cursed him into a serpent.
When Indra fled heaven after slaying Vritra, the gods elevated the mortal king Nahusha to the throne of Svarga, where his pride swelled until he demanded Indra's wife Shachi as his own and forced the Seven Sages to carry his palanquin, earning a curse that cast him down as a serpent.
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