text: Gaudiya Vaishnavism states that Shesha incarnated as Nityananda, a friend and associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is described as an incarnation of Krishna. According to the texts and scriptures of the Gaudiya Sampradaya, the appearance of Nityananda Prabhu was very similar to Balarama (incarnation of Shesha).
  Literature
  The Brahma Purana describes the attributes of Ananta:
  The Brahmanda Purana also described Shesha in Patala:
  The Bhagavata Purana equates Shesha and Balarama:
  In the Bhagavad Gita chapter 10, verse 29, Krishna describes 75 of his common manifestations, and declares, : Among Nāgas (a special class of serpents), I am the serpent-god Ananta.
  In popular culture
  The Palliyodam, a type of large snake boat built and used by Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple in Kerala for the annual water processions of Uthrattathi Jalamela and Valla Sadhya has the legend that it was designed by Krishna and were made to look like Shesha.
  The capital of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, is named after the King of the Serpents and is translated as "The Sacred City of Ananta".
  On the SCP Foundation wiki, the winning article for the SCP-3000 contest is titled Anantashesha. The article features SCP-3000, a gargantuan serpentine entity swimming in the Bay of Bengal with anomalous abilities, based on the fact that Shesha "would linger past the end".
  Other names
  Sheshanaga (Shesha the serpent)
  Shesha (the first Shesha)
  Anantashesha (Endless Shesha)
  Ananta (endless/infinite)
  Alternative spellings: Sesa, Shesha,
  Shesha Sayana or Nagar Syana means Vishnu who sleeps (Sayana) on Sheshanaga