story of astika from Mahabharata

Astika was an ancient Hindu rishi (sage), and he was a son of Jaratkaru by the serpent goddess Manasa - a sister of the great serpent king Vasuki. According to the Mahabharata, he saved the life of a serpent Takshaka, the king of snakes, when king Janamejaya organized a snake sacrifice known as Sarpa Satra, where he made great sacrifices of serpents, to avenge for the death of his father Parikshit [1] due to snake bite of Takshaka. Ultimately, he induced and prevailed upon the king to end his persecution of the serpent race.[2] That day was Shukla Paksha Panchami in the month of Shravan and is since celebrated as the festival of Nag Panchami.[3]
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Whether
This astik and our astik is same. I have no idea.
Do share your stories of astika here

Thanks for the story,even though I know about the story but never noticed astika is the savior

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Originally posted by: sahilya

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I too know the story of parikshit,janmejaya and takshak but was not aware of Astika who saved Takshak.but what is the relation of Mahabharat Arjun with this Astika?

None . But takshak harbour hatred to Indra who abandoned him on time of yagya.
Here they modified him