SCANDINAVIAN SERPENTS
- ParrisVstefanow
- Apr 23
- 1 min read
The Norse Ragnarok involves the destruction of the earth and the abodes of the Norse demigods (called Asgard).
It is said that during Ragnarok the world is destroyed with flames by a being called Surt, who lives beneath the lower world (appropriately called Hel) and was involved in the world's creation.
By comparison, the Bhagavata Purana (3.11.30) states that at the end of Brahma's day, "the devastation takes place due to the fire emanating from the mouth of Sankarshana."
Sankarshana (Ananta Shesha) is a plenary expansion of Krishna who is "seated at the bottom of the universe" (Bhagavata Purana 3.8.3), beneath the lower planetary systems.
In the Norse lore there can be found more connections to the Vedic tradition but they go beyond the present topic.
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