In Thailand and Java, the nāga is often a wealthy underworld deity. For Malay sailors, nāfuel can be a sort of dragon with many heads. In Laos they are beaked water serpents. The devas and the asuras chose to get Amṛta (Ambrosia—the celestial honey of immortalily) by churning the sea https://spencermzkvh.tinyblogging.com/23-naga-an-overview-82675241