Naga
Twin Naga Knot
Two nagas with flaming crests, intertwined into a knot, with spires and single Khom syllables around them and a mantra arc beneath.
✦Meaning & Background
Two nagas turn their heads with flaming crests towards each other, while their scaled bodies run through one another and together form a knot. Single Khom syllables sit in the loops and in small diamonds, spires rise on both sides and at the bottom two lines of script close the design in an arc. In the tradition the naga guards water and thresholds, and nagas often appear in pairs, as along the stairways of Thai temples.
✦More about this design
The naga already appears on the site in several ways: alone and coiled into a ring in the naga in a mantra circle, and together with the monkey god in Hanuman and Naga. This design places two of them opposite each other. Their heads with flaming crests face one another, and their scaled bodies lock together into a single knot. In the tradition the naga is the sacred serpent that guards water and thresholds, and in Thailand you often see nagas in pairs, for instance along the stairways leading up to a temple. A double design brings to mind the Suea Koo, the twin tigers, but where that design mirrors two figures around a central line, the nagas here are woven through each other. One head sits higher than the other, and where one loop ends, the next begins. Single Khom syllables sit in the loops and in small diamonds, spires rise on both sides and at the bottom an arc of two lines of script closes the whole. Because of its height and fine scalework, this design sits well on the back, the shoulder blade or the outside of the thigh. Browse all Sak Yant designs, read about all Sak Yant symbols or book an appointment.
✦Frequently asked questions
Why two nagas?
In the tradition nagas often appear in pairs, as along the stairways of Thai temples. In this design they do not stand side by side but are woven through each other into a single knot.
How does this differ from the naga in a mantra circle?
There a single naga coils into a closed ring with text around it. Here two nagas lock together, with spires at the sides and an arc of script beneath.
Where is this design usually placed?
On the back, the shoulder blade or the outside of the thigh. The design is taller than it is wide and the scalework needs room.
