Rājila

Rājila

Grammar: masculine noun, of rāji (a line, a streak).

Meaning: a striped snake; the third of the four divisions of sarpas.

In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva says Kaśyapa Prajāpati divided sarpas into four: darvīkaras, maṇḍalins, rājilas and vyantaras. The poison of the rājilas is of śleshma. Their blood is as if curdled, and little. There are about ten kinds of rājila (Brahma Parva, Chapter 36).

Related terms: Darvīkara · Maṇḍalin · Vyantara

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 36