Aadisesha & The Esoteric Outlook
The Cosmic Support and the Eternal Remainder Who is Aadisesha? AADISESHA is the thousand-headed serpent God who is also called ANANTHA ["Ananthaaya Namasthubhyam SahasraSirase Namaha"]. Born to Sage Kashyapa Prajapathi and Kadhru (the daughter of Daksha Prajapathi), He is the seat on which Lord Vishnu rests (Anantha Sayana) in His abode, Sri Vaikunta. In Sookshma Srushti, SESHA is born out of PURUSHA naamaka BRAHMA and PRADHAANA naamaka SARASWATHI Devi. AadiSesha is one of the Vishnu Parivaara Devathas placed in the 5th Kaksha, in line with Garuda-SESHA-Rudra as per Taratamya. Incarnations of Sesha Devaru are, LAKSHMANA, and BALARAMA. Sesha Devaru and Vibhooti: अनंताय नमस्तुभ्यं सहस्रशिरसे नमः नमोस्तु पद्मनाभाय नागानां पतये नमः ana ṃ tāya namastubhya ṃ sahasraśirase nama ḥ namostu padmanābhāya nāgānā ṃ pataye nama ḥ Anantha is also the sacred name of Sesha Devaru (Aadisesha), the thousand-headed serpent deity. He serves as the divine seat and couch upon which An...