Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Sahasrapada included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Story of Sahasrapāda
(SAHASRAPĀT).
General.
A maharṣi, who was transformed into a serpent by the curse of Khagama, another maharṣi. But a talk with King Ruru restored him to his former self. (For details see under Ruru, para 4).
Other information.
Ruru desired to get some information about serpent yajña from Sahasrapāt, who answered the former that he would hear the story of Āstīka from brahmins and then disappeared. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 12, Verse 3).