AKARKKARA . A serpent, son of Kadru. 1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in this order: Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Akarkkara. 2) Birth. Kaśyapa married the eight daughters of Dakṣa named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kālikā, Tāmrā, Krodhavaśā, Manu and Analā. Krodhavaśā got ten sons. One of them is Kadru. Ananta and Akarkkara were born of Kadru. (Śloka 16, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva, M.B.).