Naga
Coiled Naga
A naga with an ornate head and a tall flaming crest, rising from its own coiled body, without script or spires.
✦Meaning & Background
The naga rises from a broad, coiled base, with an ornate head, an open mouth and a tall crest of flaming kranok shapes. The body is scaled from head to tail, with a jewel on the body and a tail that curls up at the back and ends in a flame. In the tradition the naga is the sacred serpent that guards water and thresholds.
✦More about this design
Most naga designs on the site combine the serpent with script: coiled into a ring in the naga in a mantra circle or as a head among the lines in the five mantra lines with naga. This design leaves the script out. What remains is the naga itself, with an ornate head, an open mouth and a tall crest of flaming kranok shapes. At the bottom the body coils into a broad, round base, from which the neck rises in an S-curve. The tail curls up again at the back and ends in a flame, and the whole body is scaled from head to tail. Note the difference with the coiled dragon: the Mang Korn has legs and claws, the naga is a serpent and rests on its own body. In the tradition the naga is the sacred serpent that guards water and thresholds. Without script, this design is all about the linework: the scales, the crest and the flaming tail. Because the head rises high above a broad base, it sits well on the shoulder blade, the upper arm or the outside of the thigh. Browse all Sak Yant designs, read about all Sak Yant symbols or book an appointment.
✦Frequently asked questions
Is this a dragon?
No. The naga is a serpent without legs. The coiled dragon on the site is a Mang Korn, with legs and claws. This naga rests on its own coiled body.
Why is there no script in this design?
This design is pure image: all attention goes to the head, the crest and the scalework. If you want the naga with script, you will find it in the naga in a mantra circle or the five mantra lines with naga.
Where is this design usually placed?
On the shoulder blade, the upper arm or the outside of the thigh, with the head pointing up.
