The Mythical Magical Nagamani

There are repeated references in many ancient Hindu religious scriptures about the Nagamani or the Magical Pearl, Gem, Moti or Mani, which is found on the head of the King of Snakes or Nagraja Vasuki. The Snake, which is coiled like a garland around the neck of Shiva, is none other than Vasuki, who is also immortalized as the one who was the churning rope during the Sagar Manthan or the Churning of the Ocean to separate the Amrita or the Divine Nectar of Immortality. It is also indicated in these texts that Vasuki was blessed with the Nagamani by Shiva for his devotion and his role in the epic Sagar Manthan.
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