Transient data on the Agartha
1) In the course of the final century an American ufologist George Wight tried to discover the caves and underground realms of our Earth. He believed that there usually are not solely civilizations within the universe, but additionally bellow our floor. With a bit group of fans he began exploring varied caverns till they lastly discovered one thing actually superb beneath the floor within the US state of Arkansas. George Wight obtained into contact with this subterranean civilization and later all proof and data of him ever current within the higher world (on the floor) started to mysteriously disappear.
2) In Slovakia we’ve a fascinating story a few mysterious moon shaft that Antonin Horak described. His article first appeared in a speleological publication in USA (in March 1965) the place he emigrated after World Battle II. Mr. Horak had joined the native (Czechoslovak) anti-Nazi motion in World Battle II and when German troopers wounded him on one unlucky day, he hid himself in a close-by village the place a person took him right into a cave close to Zdiar. Mr. Horak noticed there a rock-cut (almost) vertical tunnel of a crescent-moon form with no ending. Jacques Bergier, a well-known French thriller author, described the Horak’s discovering as one of many greatest miracles ready for its discovery.
3) A well-known British explorer, Percy Fawcett, reported that within the Brazilian jungle of the Matto Grosso area there had been observed “everlasting lights”, which – because the native Indians say – have burnt frequently right here for a few years. Percy Fawcett was a proponent of the mythological Atlantis and he disappeared right here. Some individuals say that he went into this subterranean world.
4) Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., was a well-known US naval officer and his secret diary reveals notes on getting into the hole earth inside: “We’ve allow you to enter right here since you are of noble character and well-known on the Floor World, Admiral.” His diary additionally incorporates notes on seeing UFO’s with swastikas on them: “They’re closing quickly alongside! They’re disc-shaped and have a radiant high quality to them. They’re shut sufficient now to see the markings on them. It’s a kind of Swastika!!!”
Nagas (additionally referred to as Sarpas) and Agartha within the Hindu mythology
Lord Shiva all the time wears cobras as ornament round His neck. Snakes symbolize energy and worry. The theriomorphic (human-animal) types of Nagas will be traced again to the occasions of the Indus Valley civilization (2500-1800 B.C.). Nagas are nearly all the time related to Lord Shiva and subsequently most of their pictures are discovered inside Shiva temples. The snake worship (ophiolatry) is an historic cult that has been practiced all around the world and never solely by the Indians. “Naga” is a Sanskrit phrase for cobra. Within the Hindu mythology, the venom of a Naga or Nagini, albeit lethal, additionally carries the elixir of immortality.
The Agni Purana says (Half 8, Geography, Astrology and Time Cycles): “Underneath the earth is the underworld. This too, consists of seven areas and their names are Aata, Vilata, Sutala, Taketala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Patala.”
The Supreme Naga is Shesha, the sofa of Lord Vishnu; also called Ananta, he represents the eternity.
The Mahabharata mentions Nagas as sons of Kadru and Kasyapa. Solely the parenthood of Manasa (Queen of Cobras) is disputable. Some tales say that she was the daughter of Lord Shiva.
Nilamata Purana is a Naga Purana devoted to the area of Kashmir. Nila, King of the Nagas of Kashmir, is described right here.
Mayashilpa (an historic textual content, a part of Shilpa Shastras, a gaggle of Hindu texts describing handbook arts) specifies the Seven Nice Nagas: Vasuki (typically additionally spelled as Basaki), Takshak, Karkotak, Padam (additionally spelled as Padma), Mahapadam (additionally spelled as Mahapadma), Sankhpaul (additionally spelled as Sankhapala), and Kulika.
The Hindus know the Hole Earth or Agartha as Patala. Within the Markandeya Purana (Canto XXIII – Kuvalayasva’s go to to Patala) it’s written: “And drawing him thence, they led the prince to Patala; and in Patala he beheld them each as younger Nagas, lustrous with the gems of their hoods, displaying the svastika marks.”
5 most vital Nagas
All Nice (Maha) Nagas are brothers, Shesha being the eldest of them.
Ananta or Shesha is King of all Nagas; based on the Bhagavata Purana, he’s the very Avatar of Supreme God.
Vasuki is the ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and one of many Naga Rajas (Kings of Nagas).
Takshaka or Taxak is talked about within the Mahabharata (Guide 1, Adi Parva, Paushya Parva, Part III.): “Uttanka replied, ‘Sir, Taksaka, the Naga king, disturbed my work, and I needed to go to the land of the Nagas.'”
Karkotaka is a robust Naga king with immense magical powers.
Pingala is expounded to a mythological story of “4 Nice Treasures”.
Eight most vital Nagas
Hindu Puranas additionally describe “eight nice snakes” or “Ashtanagas”; the next three Nagas, if added to the above-mentioned record, will make the quantity eight: Padma, Mahapadma, and Kulika.
Mom Goddess as Snake
Karumariamman, depicted with a five-headed cobra rising above her crown, is the primary south Indian Mom Goddess worshipped predominantly in rural areas of south Asia. She isn’t a Nagini (a feminine Naga), however the primordial type of Durga (Mom Divine) that took her first kind as a cobra. Often known as Mari, Maariamma, Amman, she is intently related to the Hindu goddesses Parvati (Durga). Placing is the phonetic resemblance of her title Mari to Christian Mary (the mom of Jesus).
Surasa and Naga Mata are different names for Snake Mom (Mom Goddess within the type of a cobra).
Hindu Snake Festivals
Nag Panchami is a snake competition celebrated annually by the Hindus (in the summertime). The next 5 Nagas are worshipped on this auspicious day: Ananta, Vasuki, Taxak, Karkotaka, and Pingala. Nevertheless, the Hindus could select different Naga deities rather than the above ones in accordance with their native traditions (for instance, Manasa seems among the many Nagas worshipped on Nag Panchami).
Naga Chaturthi Osha is a fasting noticed by girls in Orissa (a state in India) on the 14th day of the brilliant fortnight of Kartik (September-October).
Different Nagas
The time period “Nagas” additionally refers to a historic warrior caste of India and a few students say that this caste used cobra hoods as a part of their apparel.
Gogaji is a folks deity of Rajasthan (India). He’s a warrior-hero of the area commemorated as snake god.
Iggutappa, god of snakes, is an incarnation of Lord Subramani (Lord Murugan-Skanda, the youthful son of Lord Shiva).
Kaliya was a toxic and offended Naga residing within the Yamuna River.
Ketu is the physique of Rahu; they kind a head and a tail of 1 Naga.
Naagarajavu (god of snakes) is adored in Chenkara, a small village in Alappuzha, India.
Nagaraja is a mixture of two Sanskrit phrases – Naga (cobra) and Raja (king). A number of nice Nagas are Nagarajas – for instance, Vasuki, Takshak, and Ananta. The time period Nagaraja additionally refers collectively to all these three snake gods.
Naka tampiran is a typical snake deity in lots of south Indian villages.
Sri Kalahasti represents the three staunch devotees of Lord Shiva: the Spider, the Serpent, and the Elephant.
Asvasena Naga was the son of Takshaka; he lived within the Khandava Forest (an historic forest talked about within the epic Mahabharata).
Naginis (feminine Nagas)
Kadru was the Hindu ancestral Mom of snakes who had a sister Vinata. She can be referred to as the one-eyed goddess like Manasa. She is Sarpamatar, or “Mom of Serpents.” Each Kadru and Manasa have sisters and each even have the title “one-eyed goddess” (see Manasa bellow to study why the time period “one-eyed” is used for this deity).
Khodiyar Maa is a good Naga goddess with a crocodile as her automobile. Her story begins across the 12 months 700 AD when she turned well-known.
Manasa, also called Padmavati (the one which possesses the lotus) or Vishahara (the destroyer of poison), is Hindu Queen of the underworld (analogical to Greek goddess Persephone); she is the sister of Vasuki. Manasa was born on a lotus leaf when Lord Shiva’s semen touched it by the banks of the Kalidaha pool, a pond in Rajnagar (a city in West Bengal).
Manasa is named the “one-eyed” goddess as a result of Parvati burned one in all her eyes. The explanation for doing this was that she was jealous of her.
Neta Devi is the Manasa Devi’s sister.
Ulupi, Naga princess, was the Arjuna’s spouse; they’d a son Iravat.
Colours of Nagas
Vasuki – pearl white; Taksaka – glistening purple; Karkotaka – black; Padma – rosy hew; Mahapadma – white; Sankhapala – yellow; Kulika – purple. These nice serpents have two tongues and a hood with seven snakeheads held over their human one bearing good gems.
Pearls of Nagas
Naga Mani is a time period used for “cobra pearls”; they seem in lots of colours and have additionally references inside sacred Hindu texts. A few of them, particularly within the night time, radiate a magic effulgence.
Snakes in mythologies outdoors India
Snakes had been commonly considered guardians of the underworld, the messengers between the higher and decrease worlds. The Gorgons within the Greek mythology had been snake-women whose gaze would flip flesh into stone; probably the most well-known of them was Medusa (with snakes rather than her hair).
America
Ayida-Weddo is a Haitian rainbow snake goddess.
Gukumatz (Kiche Maya) is a feathered snake god and creator.
Kukulkan (“Feathered Serpent”) is the title of an vital South American snake deity. The depiction of a feathered serpent divinity is current in different cultures of Mesoamerica. Kukulkan is intently associated to Gukumatz of the Kiche Maya and to Quetzalcoatl of the Aztecs.
Zombi is the title of a snake deity in some cults of West African Vodun and Haitian Voodoo.
Japan
Mizuchi is a Japanese serpent-like creature.
Yato-no-kami are snake deities within the Japanese folklore.
China
Bashe is a python-like Chinese language mythological large snake that ate elephants.
Gong Gong is a Chinese language water god (a sea monster) that resembles a serpent or dragon.
White Snake is a serpent referred to in an previous Chinese language legend.
Xiangliu is a nine-headed snake monster within the Chinese language mythology.
Zhulong is a big purple draconic photo voltaic deity within the Chinese language mythology. It had a human face and a snake physique.
Africa
Mamlambo is a deity within the South African and Zulu mythology described as a big snake-like creature. Mamlambo in Zimbabwe will be recognized with Inyaminyami (the Zambezi river serpent deity) and with the Mamiwata deity of West Africa. There’s a principle acknowledged by researches that India and Zimbabwe had lengthy ties and that Tantrism may very well be practiced in Mumbahuru, the “Nice Enclosure” (“the home of the nice girl”); archeologists discovered objects of the Indian origin right here.
Historical Europe
Lamia was a Naga-like daemon within the Greek mythology.
Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Queen of the underworld, was a Greek underworld deity; she is the Greek equal of the Hindu snake goddess Manasa.
Sirona was a goddess worshipped predominantly in East Central Gaul (a area in Western Europe) within the Celtic mythology. Various inscriptions depict her as she carries snakes.
Australian aboriginal mythology
Snake deities are: Ungud, Galeru (or Galaru), a rainbow snake; Dhakhan is described as a large serpent with the tail of a large fish; Wollunqua (or Wollunka, Wollunkua) is a snake-god of rain and fertility; Julunggul (Arnhem Land) is a rainbow and fertility snake goddess also called Kalseru; Akurra is a snake deity of the Aboriginal individuals of South Australia.
Egypt
Mehen, which means “the coiled one”, refers to a mythological snake deity of historic Egypt.
Wadjet was an Egyptian snake goddess.
Conclusion
Christians affiliate snakes with Satan solely and it may very well be that, in our primordial historical past, snakes did actually exist as clever creatures, each good and unhealthy. The next verses from the Bible (John 3:14-15) affirm that snake is the image of energy: “And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole within the wilderness, so the Son of Man should be lifted up, so that everybody who believes in Him may have everlasting life.”