Makarī

Makarī · makarī, “the first poison fang of a snake”

Grammar: feminine noun.

Meaning: the first of the four poison fangs of a snake.

In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva names four poison fangs: Makarī, Karālī, Kālarātrī and Yamadūtī. Makarī has Brahmā as its adhipati. It forms at one month. Its bite leaves a mark like a weapon, and its nature is vāta. It is white, on the left, and of the Brāhmaṇī varṇa. The food for one it has bitten is guḍānna, rice with jaggery (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 33).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 33