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#MahaPeriyava has spoken about #Karkotakan as very sacred soul. So wanted to write about Him. Karkotakan is one of the powerful snakes or Nagas with numerous magical powers. His parents were Sage Kashyapa and Kadru. The descendants of Karkotaka Naga are today settled in Rajasthan 
and are known as Katewa. Once Karkotakan cheated Sage Naradar and the angry sage cursed him that he will become immobile. The sage then said that he will be relieved of his curse by Nala. Nala was the king of Nishadha kingdom and he was married to the beautiful Damayanti. But
unfortunately Nala was possessed by Demon Kali and he took advantage of his weakness for gambling. Nala lost his kingdom to his brother in a game of dice. Nala then took refuge in the forest and once happened to find Karkotaka engulfed in a wild forest fire. The snake was unable
