The Triumph of the Snake Goddess

The Triumph Of The Snake Goddess, A Prose Translation By The Scholar And Poet Kaiser Haq, Is The First Comprehensive Retelling Of This Epic In Modern English. Haq’s Prologue Explores The Oral, Poetic, And Manuscript Traditions, And Wendy Doniger’s Introduction Examines The Significance Of Snake Worship In Classical Sanskrit Texts. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Sympathy For The Devi: Snakes And Snake Goddesses In Hinduism -- Prologue -- Creation -- The Revenge Of The Valakhilyas -- The Menace Of Taraka -- The Birth Of Parvati And Her Marriage With Shiva -- The Birth Of Ganesha And Kartikeya -- The Slaying Of Taraka The Asura -- The Birth Of Chandradhara -- Shiva’s Dalliances -- The Birth Of Manasa -- Manasa’s Forest Exile -- The Churning Of The Seas -- The Marriages Of Manasa And Neta -- The Sarpa Satra -- Looking Earthward -- Winning Over Cowherds -- The Battle With Hassan And Hossein -- Jalu And Malu -- Neutralizing Chand’s Occult Power -- The Slaying Of Shankha-dhanvantari -- The Killing Of Dhona And Mona -- Eliminating Chand’s Six Sons -- Usha And Aniruddha Press- Ganged By Padma -- The Birth Of Lakshmindar And Behula -- The Adventures And Misadventures Of Chand The Merchant King -- The Return Voyage -- The Marriage Of Behula And Lakshmindar -- Death In The Steel Chamber -- Behula’s River Journey -- The Resolution -- Notes -- Sources -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments Kaiser Haq. In English.