Manasā

Available sources identify Manasā within Hindu genealogies: she is described as a daughter of the sage Kaśyapa and thus belongs to the extended semi-divine lineages that include gods, sages, and nāgas. She is named as sister of the nāga king Vasuki, wife of the sage Jaratkaru, and mother of the sage Astika. The supplied materials do not provide extended narrative episodes (such as full mythic conflicts or detailed tales) beyond these familial relations.

The supplied sources do not give a full iconographic description in this corpus beyond general associations with snakes. Manasā is consistently presented in relation to serpents in worship and mythic context (as a snake-associated goddess); specific anthropomorphic or detailed visual attributes are not documented in the available materials.

Sources state that Manasā is worshipped chiefly for prevention and cure of snakebite and also for fertility and prosperity. From this, she functions in practice as a protective and beneficent figure invoked to prevent snake-related harm and to secure household or agricultural well-being. The materials do not enumerate specific miraculous episodes, magics, or procedural formulas beyond these stated roles.