Difference between 'Sarpa' and 'Naaga'

[V Subrahmanian]

Namaste

In the Bhagavadgita 10th chapter, we have these two verses:

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् ।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥ २८ ॥

अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् ।
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम् ॥ २९ ॥

...I am Vaasuki among 'sarpa-s' and Ananta among 'naaga-s'

Has anyone explained the distinction between the two - Sarpa and Naaga?  Anandagiri, in the gloss says: सर्पा नागाश्च जातिभेदात् भिद्यन्ते  - the two differ in species. 

Regards

subrahmanian.v

[Nagaraj Paturi]

I found this  on internet search :

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[V Subrahmanian]

Thanks Sir for the useful information giving the distinction. 

We also see that the two are used as synonyms too:

नागेन्द्रहाराय... नागभूषण.... सर्पोर्भूषितकंठकर्णविवरे... in describing Shiva. 

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[Rajagopalan Soundararajan]

As heard in some Upanyasam by Sri Velukkudi, Sarpa has one head; Naga has multiple heads. Adisesha is said to have 1000 heads in its grand manifestation, but in temples like Srirangam etc we see 5 heads; in other temples 7 heads etc.

The key difference comes from single Vs multiple heads.

Soundararajan

[కృష్ణ చైతన్య]

In Ramanuja Gita Bhasyam for the shlokas, I see the explanation as सर्पाः एकशिरसः ……  नागा बहुशिरसः

Regards,

Krishna Chaitanya.

On 24-Sep-2023, at 2:01 PM, V Subrahmanian <v.subra...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Sir for the useful information giving the distinction. 

We also see that the two are used as synonyms too:

नागेन्द्रहाराय... नागभूषण.... सर्पोर्भूषितकंठकर्णविवरे... in describing Shiva. 

warm regards

On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 1:41 PM Nagaraj Paturi <nagara...@gmail.com> wrote:

I found this  on internet search :

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[kenp]

https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31784/difference-between-naaga-and-sarpa

https://www.vedadhara.com/naga-faqs

https://religion.culture.narkive.com/PDuscNQ3/difference-bettween-sarpas-and-nagas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_worship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake

[V Subrahmanian]

Thanks for the links you have provided:  The first of them https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/31784/difference-between-naaga-and-sarpa 

gives information on Sarpa and Naga and also points to the BG 10th Chapter references where Krishna uses the terms quite opposite to what is stated in the Bhagavatam. 

warm regards

subrahmanian.v

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