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ਸੰ. आस्तीक. ਇੱਕ ਰਿਖੀ, ਜੋ ਵਾਸੁਕੀ ਨਾਗ ਦੀ ਭੈਣ ਮਨਸਾ ਦੇ ਉਦਰ ਤੋਂ ਜਰਤਕਾਰੁ ਰਿਖੀ ਦੀ ਸੰਤਾਨ ਸੀ. ਇਸ ਨੇ ਜਨਮੇਜਯ ਦੇ ਸਰਪਮੇਧ ਜੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਦੀ ਕੁਲ ਤਕ੍ਸ਼੍‍ਕ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੰਤ ਨਾਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਬਚਾਏ ਸਨ. "ਅੜ੍ਯੋ ਆਸਤੀਕੰ ਮਹਾਂ ਵਿਪ੍ਰ ਸਿੱਧੰ." (ਜਨਮੇਜਯ) ਦੇਖੋ, ਮਨਸਾ.

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