एलापुत्र

{ elāputra }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ELĀPUTRA   A serpent born to Kaśyapa of his wife Kadrū. This serpent was very intelligent. Once there arose a dispute between Vinatā and Kadrū over the colour of the tail of the horse of Indra, Uccaiḥśravas. Kadrū argued that there were black hairs in the tail while Vinatā held there were none. Really there were no black hairs and Kadrū to win the argument wanted her sons to go and hang on the hairs to create a black colour. The serpents like Vāsuki and others refused to do so and Kadrū then cursed them saying that they would all be burnt to death at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya. To take measures to get free from this curse a meeting of the serpents under the leadership of Śeṣa and Vāsuki was held and in that assembly Elāputra made a stirring speech. [Chapter 38, Ādi Parva, M.B.] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

एलापुत्र n.  कद्रूपुत्र (नभ दिखिये) ।