Takshaka’s Family Tree

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Family

• Kadru(parent),Kashyapa(parent),Nagas(sibling),Shesha(sibling),Vasuki(sibling)— Marriage

  Kashyapa wed Kadru, one of Daksha's daughters, and from their union sprang a thousand serpents — the Nagas who inhabit Patala, with Shesha the eldest, Vasuki the king, and Takshaka the most wrathful among them.

Slew

• Parikshit

  Takshaka, king of the Nagas, bit Parikshit with lethal venom while the king sat in his tower, fulfilling the curse of Shringin and igniting Janamejaya's genocidal wrath against the entire serpent race.

Member of

• Nagas

  Takshaka is one of the foremost Naga kings, known for killing King Parikshit. His act of vengeance provoked Janamejaya's snake sacrifice that nearly destroyed the entire Naga race.