Nag Stotram

The serpents in Brahmā's realm, led by Śeṣa-nāga — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents in Viṣṇu's realm, foremost among them Vāsuki — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents in Rudra's realm, with Takṣaka at their head — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

Those who, at the burning of the Khāṇḍava forest, escaped and took shelter in heaven — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents saved by the sage Āstīka at (Janamejaya's) snake-sacrifice — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents who endure even the dissolution, led by Karkoṭaka — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents in Dharma's realm who dwell by the Vaitaraṇī river — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents lodged in the clefts and crevices of mountains — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents that roam in village or in forest — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The serpents upon the earth and those that dwell in burrows — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.

The mighty serpents of the netherworld, Ananta and the rest — salutations to them; may they ever be well-pleased and gracious to me.