THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Mahapadma
The epic names him when Shaunaka asks the storyteller Sauti to identify the leading members of the serpent family. Sauti explains that the whole lineage is too numerous to recite. Mahapadma’s place in that list is a serpent identity, distinct from wealth treasures and other subjects that use the same name.
More About Mahapadma
Mahapadma Naga is a naga-name in serpent group lists; distinguish wealth-symbol and other usages. Its domain or narrative association is described as: Naga realms.
The principal narrative or teaching contexts are Naga lists. Namesakes and variant accounts require care: this entry follows the identification described above, and does not combine every bearer of the name.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Naga
- Form
- Serpent / Naga royal figure
- Tradition
- Mahabharata · Puranic
- World & Associations
- Naga realms
Mahapadma Naga — Naga-name in serpent group lists; distinguish wealth-symbol and other usages.
Family & Relationships
- Divine ParentKadru
Serpent genealogical lists vary; passage verification required.
Family Context
These relationships follow the traditions described here. Some details remain uncertain and should not be treated as a single universal genealogy.
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
Story Connections
- Naga lists
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Role
Naga-name in serpent group lists; distinguish wealth-symbol and other usages.
Attributes & Abilities
The available references identify this figure through genealogy or narrative context, without establishing a separate list of individual powers. Powers attributed to a wider group are not automatically assigned to this individual.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
From the Sacred Texts
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Artwork & Archive Notes
Objects & Emblems
No named weapon or artifact is specified in this profile’s reference record. This does not establish that the figure never used one.
Visual Identity
Where artwork is shown, it is a contemporary illustrative interpretation. This reference record does not establish a fixed portrait, colour scheme, or complete set of iconographic attributes for this figure.
Tradition Note
The supplied archive flags an identity or spelling question. A Devanagari rendering identifies this recorded name; it is not proof that similarly named figures are the same person.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected Cards
5 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities3
Serpent genealogical lists vary; passage verification required. Traditional account from the reference profile. The linked source is a reading lead; a passage verifying this exact family relationship has not been established.
Padma and Mahapadma are separately named serpents.
Mahapadma is the serpent in the Sun’s Margashirsha company.
