Vasuki, Who is This?

Question

Mothers will be mothers. They love their children, try to teach them well, and will put themselves in harm's way to protect their beloved offspring.
There is one major difference between Cleo and other mothers; Cleo lives in the Atlantic Ocean. She is a dolphin.

It has been said that regardless of what species a mother belongs to, she is still just as loving, caring, and protective as those of other species. Dolphins are no different.

Answer 1

Vasuki was Wife of Thiruvalluvar - the greatest tamil poet who wrote the linguistic work that never turns false . She was so much in luv with thiruvalluvar and it is said that due to that much of luv she had even the rope stops when taking from a well, when she leave as such to attend her husbands call.

Also Vasuki was the name snake in one of the hindu beliefs, was used as a rope.

Answer 2

The most famous legend in Hinduism that Vasuki takes part in the incident of churning the ocean of milk. He agreed to allow the devas (gods) and the asuras (demons) use him as the churning rope, bound with Mount Meru when they churned the ocean of milk for the ambrosia of immortality. While Vasuki was being used as a rope, he was feeling a lot of strain and pain. This strain caused him to exhale Halahala, the most potent venom in the universe. There was the danger that the Halahala could destroy all living beings and perhaps the universe itself.

Answer 3

VASUKI - There are many references in Hindu Mythology and Literature. They are -

1.Vasuki is a naga, or one of the serpents of Hindu mythology. He is also the king of the nagas and has a gem (Nagamani) on his head. Manasa, another naga is his sister.

Legends of Vasuki
The most famous legend in Hinduism that Vasuki takes part in the incident of churning the ocean of milk. He agreed to allow the devas (gods) and the asuras (demons) use him as the churning rope, bound with Mount Meru when they churned the ocean of milk for the ambrosia of immortality. While Vasuki was being used as a rope, he was feeling a lot of strain and pain. This strain caused him to exhale Halahala, the most potent venom in the universe. There was the danger that the Halahala could destroy all living beings and perhaps the universe itself. Then Shiva, in order to prevent the destruction of the cosmos, he decided to swallow the poison himself. He had lot of inflammation while swallowing venom, turning his throat blue and earning him the title Nilakanta (blue-throated).

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2. Naga Mythology
Vasuki [also Basuki,] the naga king, has the gem, Nagamani, on/in his head. It is a universal panacea [cure-all] and is a bestower of fortune.

Manasa Devi, the serpent goddess, is Vasuki's sister. She is mostly identified with the cobra, but she can cure any snakebite; indeed, any adversity. A popular Indian film shows Manasa coming to visit a man in his prison cell. She drinks his offering of milk, then leaves, opening the cell for him on her way out.

Now the maternal naga ancestor, Kadru, once enslaved Vinata, mother of birds. To ransom her, the Garuda stole amrita, the elixir of immortality, from the gods. Before the serpents could even have a taste, Indra stole it back again, however, a few drops of amrita fell to earth. The serpents slid through it which is why their skin now has the capacity of renewal.

The grass upon which the nectar fell explains why serpents have forked tongues. Although they did not get to drink the amrita, the split in their tongues caused by the sharp-edged dharba [or, durva] grass provided them a blessing in disguise. According to Kurt Schwenk, ("Why snakes have forked tongues," Science vol. 263, 1994) the evolutionary success of advanced snakes is partly due to their special tongues. The forked tongue allows the snake to simultaneously sample two points along a chemical gradient, which is helpful in instantaneous assessment of trail location. It may also play a role in mating.

http://www.khandro.net/mysterious_naga.h...
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3. Vasuki was also the name of the devout wife of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar who wrote one of the greatest ethical works in Tamil language. This reference is very little known. -

Answer 4

one of the serpents of Hindu Mythology!