Kadru's curse is the existential threat that forces Vasuki and the snakes to deliberate on how to escape their fated destruction in Janamejaya's sacrifice.
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How will the snakes, cursed by their mother Kadru, attempt to avert their prophesied destruction in Janamejaya's sacrifice?
The snakes, facing annihilation from Kadru's curse and the prophecy of Janamejaya's sacrifice, learn from Elapatra that their only salvation lies in the birth of a sage named Astika from a union between the sage Jaratkaru and a Naga woman of the same name. Vasuki, the Naga king, begins planning this marriage as their desperate hope.
3 stories · 1 pivotal · Chapters 33–35
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The Snakes' Plan to Avert Annihilation
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When the snake sacrifice begins, Vasuki, remembering Elapatra's revelation about Astika's role, urgently pleads with his sister to send Astika to stop it.
Elapatra reveals Brahma's prophecy that the snakes can be saved if Vasuki gives his sister Jaratkaru to the sage Jaratkaru. This prophecy is the direct cause for Vasuki's plan and his offer of his sister to the wandering sage.
Acting on Elapatra's revealed plan, Vasuki offers his sister (also named Jaratkaru) to the wandering sage Jaratkaru when he hears the sage's plea for a wife.
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