| Beneath Rasātala is another planetary system, known as Pātāla or Nāgaloka, where there are many demoniac serpents, the masters of Nāgaloka, such as Śaṅkha, Kulika, Mahāśaṅkha, Śveta, Dhanañjaya, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Śaṅkhacūḍa, Kambala, Aśvatara and Devadatta. The chief among them is Vāsuki. They are all extremely angry, and they have many, many hoods — some snakes five hoods, some seven, some ten, others a hundred and others a thousand. These hoods are bedecked with valuable gems, and the light emanating from the gems illuminates the entire planetary system of bila-svarga. | | | Por debajo de Rasātala hay otro sistema planetario, conocido con los nombres de Pātāla o Nāgaloka, donde habitan muchas serpientes demoníacas, que son los señores de Nāgaloka. Entre ellas están Śaṅkha, Kulika, Mahāśaṅkha, Śveta, Dhanañjaya, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Śaṅkhacūḍa, Kambala, Aśvatara y Devadatta; la principal es Vāsuki. Todas ellas manifiestan una ira terrible, y tienen muchas capuchas: algunas tienen cinco, otras tienen siete, diez, cien, o hasta mil. Llevan las capuchas adornadas con piedras preciosas; la luz que emana de esas gemas ilumina todo el sistema planetario de bila-svarga. | |