Lord Anantadeva

Chapter 25

Lord Ananta, whose body is completely spiritual, resides at the root of the planet Patala. He remains in the core of Lord Siva’s heart, helping him to destroy the universes as required. He is the original deity of material consciousness, and because He attracts all living entities, He is also known as Sankarsana. The entire material world is situated on His hoods.

Because Lord Sankarsana is an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, many devotees offer Him prayers, and in the planetary system of Patala, all the suras, asuras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas and learned sages offer Him their respectful obeisances.