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Nagaraja is a Sanskrit word from Naga-snake & Raj-king meaning King of Snakes. All snakes are children of Kashyap & Kadru and the eldest of them Vasuki is said as Nagraja, who was devotee of Vishnu. Later on Takshak younger brother of Vasuki with his famous cruelty & venom influenced all the snakes and became lord of them all. Hence the title Nagraja is also in use for Takshak and both Vasuki & Takshak are called by the same title, in honour of two different opposite natures of snake. Vasuki represents friendly aspect of snakes who save food from rodents & Takshak who is feared by all due to his venom. According to mythology Takshak made a new capital city for him and named it after him as Takshshila or Taxila. |
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