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Astika (Hinduism)

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| series = Mahabharata
| image = Snakesacrifice.jpg
| caption = The snake sacrifice of Janamejaya, as Astika (boy in red) stops the king
| family = Jaratkaru (father)
Manasa (mother)
}}

Astika was an ancient Hindu rishi (sage), and he was a son of Jaratkaru by the serpent goddess Manasa - a sister of the great serpent king Vasuki. According to the Mahabharata, he saved the life of a serpent Takshaka, the king of snakes, when king Janamejaya organized a snake sacrifice known as Sarpa Satra, where he made great sacrifices of serpents, to avenge for the death of his father Parikshit ^[1] due to snake bite of Takshaka. Ultimately, he induced and prevailed upon the king to end his persecution of the serpent race.^[2] That day was Shukla Paksha Panchami in Shravan and is since celebrated as the festival of Nag Panchami.{{sfn|Garg|1992|p=743}}

References

Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend ({{ISBN|0-500-51088-1}}) by Anna L. Dallapiccola

1. ^Son of Abhimanyu, who in turn was son of Arjuna.
2. ^{{cite book|title=India through the ages|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= 72|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}

Bibliography

{{cite book|last=Garg|first=Gaṅgā Rām|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0U2QRpDv2KMC&pg=PA743|accessdate=2 August 2013|year=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-376-4|ref=harv}}

2 : Hindu sages|Characters in the Mahabharata

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