Shaunaka said: —
1. O son of Suta, you have told us why the snakes were cursed by their mother; and why Vinata also cursed her son.
2. You have told us the bestowal of boons on Kadru and Vinata by their hus¬ band; you have also told us the names of the two sons of Vinata.
3. O son of Suta, you have not told us the names of the snakes (the sons of Kadru). We are anxious to know the names of the chief ones.
Souti said: -
4. O Rishi, for fear of being lengthy, I shall not mention the names of all the snakes. But hear, I shall only mention the names of the chief ones.
5-16. Shesha was born first and then Vasuki. (There were born) Airavata, Takshaka, Karkotaka, Dhananjaya, Kalakeya, Mani, Purana, Pinjaraka, Elapatra, Vamana, Nila, Anila, Kalamasha, Savala, Aryaka, Ugraka, Kalaspotaka, Suramukha, Dodhimukha, Vimalapindaka, Apta, Karotaka, Sankha, Valisikha, Nisthanaka, Himaguha, Nahusa, Pingala, Vahyakama, Hastipada, Mudgarapindaka, Kamvala, Ashwatara, Kalijaka, Vritta, Samvartaka, Padma, Mahapadma, Sankhamukha, Kusharaandaka, Kshemaka, Pindaraka, Karavira, Pushpadanshtraka, Vilwaka, Vilwapandara, Mushikada, Sankhasiras, Pumabhadra, Haridraka, Aparajita, Jyotika, Srivaha, Kauravya, Dhriurastra, Sankhapinda, Virajas, Suvahu, Salipinda, Probhakara, Hastipinda, Pitharaka, Sumukha, Kaunapashana, Kuthara, Kunjara, Kumuda, Kumudakshya, Tettiri, Halika, Kardama, Vahumulaka, Karakara, Akarkara, Kundodara and Mahodara.
17. O best of the twice-born, I have told you the names of the chief snakes. For fear of being tedious, I have not told you the names of the rest.
18. O Rishi, the sons and the grandsons of the snakes were innumerable, there-fore, I shall not mention their names to you.
19. O Rishi, the number of snakes defies calculation in this world. There are many thousands and millions of the snakes.
Thus ends the thirty fifth chapter, Astika, in the Adi Parva.