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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAkarkkara (अकर्क्कर).—A serpent, son of Kadru. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in this order: Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Akarkkara. Birth. Kaśyapa married the eight daughters of Dakṣa named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kālikā, Tāmrā, Krodhavaśā, Manu and Analā. Krodhavaśā got ten sons. One of them is Kadru. Ananta and Akarkkara were born of Kadru. (Śloka 16, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata). (See full article at Story of Akarkkara from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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