Surasa

Surasa
Mother of Snakes
Hanuman flies into the mouth of Surasa. From the mural of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand.
TextsRamayana
Genealogy
ParentsDaksha
SpouseKashyapa

Surasa also Siras is a Hindu goddess, who is described as the mother of the Uragas (primordial reptilians). Her most popular tale appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana, where she is tasked to test the god Hanuman on his way to Lanka.

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