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    The Sudarshana Chakra (Sanskrit: सुदर्शनचक्र, IAST: Sudarśanacakra) is a divine discus, attributed to Vishnu in the Hindu scriptures. The Sudarshana Chakra...
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    from the principal companion deities, the Jagannath icon shows a Sudarshana Chakra and sometimes under the umbrella cover of multiheaded Sesha Naga,...
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    mace of Vishnu), Dhanus/Dhanushya ("bow") are women. Chakra, especially Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra (discus of Vishnu), Shankha ("conch"), Padma (lotus)...
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    the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is considered as an incarnation of the Sudarshana Chakra of god Vishnu, and was married to Shrutakirti. Shatrughna is the twin...
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  • refer to: Sudarshana Chakra or chakra, a discus weapon used by the Hindu deity Vishnu Chakra (1981 film), a 1981 Indian Hindi-language film Chakra (2016 film)...
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    universe with it. Vishnu had cut her body into 51 body parts, using his Sudarshana Chakra, which fell on earth to become sacred sites where all the people can...
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    Lakshmi is depicted with six hands, in red garments, carries the Sudarshana Chakra, shankha, kalasha (a water pitcher with mango leaves and a coconut...
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    on the bejewelled platform or ratnabedi, along with the deities of Sudarshana Chakra, Madanmohan, Sridevi and Vishwadhatri. The deities are adorned with...
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    gods, Vishnu assumes the boar form and slays the demon-king with his Sudarshana chakra (discus) after a fierce war. The Shrishti Khanda book of the Padma...
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  • the Sudarshana Chakra. However, only he could wield the Chakra, while none of the gods and kings could do so. Hence, using the power of the Sudarshana Chakra...
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    commemorates Venkateswara's birth star. The Sudarshana Chakra is bathed in the temple tank with the devotees. The Chakra is then placed on a high platform, and...
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    Sudarshana chakra, a shankha, a gada (mace) and a lotus. In some representations, Matsya is shown with four hands like Vishnu, one holding the chakra...
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    ground, used by Vishvakarma to create the trishula for Shiva, the Sudarshana Chakra for Vishnu, a palanquin for Kubera, the lance for Kartikeya, and all...
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    and Chandra (the moon-god) quickly inform Vishnu, and he uses the Sudarshana Chakra (the divine discus) to decapitate Rahu, leaving the head immortal...
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    Sreevallabhapuram and Thiruvalla in colloquial Malayalam. The temple for Sudarshana Chakra was built by Sreedevi Antherjanam of Sankramangalathu Illam and it...
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    such as the Sudarshana Chakra and the Panchajanya, enquire the reason for his anxiety, and he confides his fears to them. The Sudarshana Chakra suggests...
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    (Vishnu avatar), Balabhadra (his brother), Subhadra (his sister) and Sudarshana Chakra (his weapon) on a ratha, a wooden deula-shaped chariot. Ratha Yatra...
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    wandered while dancing, Vishnu followed. He sent his weapon, the Sudarshana Chakra to destroy the corpse of Sati. Pieces of her body fell until Shiva...
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  • Krishna killed Paundraka by beheading off Paundraka's head with the Sudarshana Chakra. The son of the king of Kashi, Sudakshina, created a demon using black...
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    and Vāsudeva-Krishna with attributes of the Shankha (conch) and the Sudarshana Chakra wheel. According to Bopearachchi, the headdress of the deity is actually...
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    Krishna again, he committed his 101st sin. Krishna then released his Sudarshana Chakra on Shishupala, killing him on the spot. Shishupala's soul was liberated...
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  • Kauravas to capture Drupada as revenge. Episode 26 – Krishna obtains the Sudarshana Chakra from Parashurama, Jarasandha's birth and Krishna moves to his new...
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    the Sudarshana Chakra is the weapon of the god Vishnu. Contemporaneous Tamil poems from the second century BCE record it as thikiri (திகிரி). Chakra-dhāri...
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    Vishnu, as Mohini, cut off Svarbhanu's head with his discus, the Sudarshana Chakra. Svarbhanu, henceforth referred to as Rahu and Ketu, could not die...
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    found in various shapes with even shapes of the Panchajanya and the Sudarshana Chakra, the attributes of Vishnu. The temple is revered in Nalayira Divya...
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    from central Mesopotamia and at Susa in western Iran in 4000 B.C. The Sri Chakra Yantra of Tripura Sundari (commonly referred to as Sri Yantra) is a mandala...
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    of warriors still between Arjuna and Jayadratha, Krishna sends his Sudarshana Chakra in order to obscure the sun and create an illusion of sunset. The...
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    next to Vishnu, who holds the Panchajanya, Kaumodaki, Padma, and the Sudarshana Chakra. Another depiction of Lakshmi-Narayana portrays Lakshmi in the service...
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    on his shoulders, and Vishnu had cut her body into pieces with his Sudarshana Chakra. The story behind this event is that King Prajapati Daksha, father...
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    where 'heart' of Sati (goddess) fell, after being broken apart by the Sudarshana Chakra of Lord Vishnu, from the body of Dakshayani (Sati), carried by the...
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