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Mandakini and Dhirasura
Princess Mandakini is the only the daughter of Sarpa King Vasuki. She is stunningly beautiful with celestial head and body both. She is capable of assuming any form with a celestial head and or serpent body. Since her childhood, she is an ordinate devotee of Lord Shiva who pleased with her prayers granted her a boon with Divya Sankarabharana Astra. This boon is to be used against the enemy when all the Serpent Lords and Serpent Ganas are immobilized or become ineffective as the lone the saver of Naga Loka.

Dhirasura is the most accomplished archer who can shoot and hit the target many times in a flash of lightning known as Akkhanavedhi, who can split into two halves a target as small as the tail hair or feather of an animal as if it was a target such as a brinjal Valavedhi. He can shoot an arrow to hit another arrow which was shot ahead of it Saravedhi and who can shoot to hit the target without seeing with the eyes but by listening to the sound Saddavedhi.

The marriage of Mandakini was performed with Dhirasura in grandeur in the presence of Lord Brahma...Sivkishen Ji