Ananta (the primary p. artery) is attended by a specific manifestation of prakrti known as Varuni (deoxygenated blood). This came up during the churning of the ocean and it was said to be taken by the asuras. From these connections, it would be reasonable to assume that the asuras belong to the p. arterial realm; they are perhaps the neural entities of this region. This is perhaps the reason why the descriptions of the nether regions (patala)--the abode of the asuras--abound with references to snakes (p. arteries).
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