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14 questions linked to/from Who gave weapons to Shri Krishna and Balarama and how?
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Did Parashurama give Sudarsana chakra to Krishna? [duplicate]
As per BR Chopra' Mahabharata TV serial, Parashurama gifted Sudrasana chakra to Krishna.
But comments under How was the succession sequence of the Sudarshana Chakra among the avatars of Vishnu? ...
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What is the story of the "Sudarśana Chakra"?
How did Lord Mahavishnu get the Sudarśana Chakra? Why is it called the ultimate weapon among other weapons?
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How did Krishna get Vishnu's Sharanga Bow?
As I discuss in this answer, the divine architect Tvashta (AKA Vishwakarma) created two powerful bows, the Pinaka bow for Shiva and the Sharanga bow for Vishnu. Brahma once got Vishnu and Shiva to ...
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When did Krishna fight Varuna and Agni?
In the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata, Krishna goes to Duryodhana on behalf of the Pandavas in order to try to negotiate peace and avert the Kurukshetra war. When he hears that Krishna is coming, ...
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Why Arjuna is attributed as Supreme archer when infact Karna was much skillful than Arjuna?
Why always Arjuna is considered as Supreme archer instead of Karna in Mahabharata? We can see his attribution in Who gave weapons to Shri Krishna and Balarama and how? and in many other articles. When ...
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Why do images of Sudarshana have Yoga Narasimha on the other side?
I'm currently visiting India, and in the Vishnu temple in my native village of Poondi, I saw a shrine dedicated to Chakrathalwar. For those who don't know, that is the Sri Vaishnava name for ...
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What scriptures describe the story of Rama visiting Vishnu in Vaikuntha?
Most people only know of occasions in which two different incarnations of Vishnu met, for instance the encounter between Rama and Parashurama in the Ramayana. What is not as well known, however, is ...
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Why did Arjuna kill Takshak's wife?
Takshaka was king of Nagas and at the time of Mahabharata was fighting against Pandava, but why and how did Arjuna killed the innocent wife of Takshaka. How is it righteous to kill a woman according ...
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How did Krishna go from being a mischievous kid to playing a major role in the Mahabharata war?
How did Lord Krishna get involved in the Mahabharata war? What I mean is, Lord Krishna was born and grew up in Vrindavana and was playing with Gopis throughout his childhood, so how did he actually ...
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How did Arjuna get the celestial bow Gandiva?
The bow Gandiva was created by Lord Brahma, the Creator.
No ordinary person could wield the Gandiva bow.
It was one of the most sought after celestial bows.
And it was worshiped by Devas, Gandharvas ...
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When did Chandra defeat the Asuras with Arjuna's chariot?
As I discuss in this answer, the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata describes how Agni the fire god once needed to consume the Khandava forest in order to get over a malady, but Indra kept using rainstorms ...
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What is the story of Arjuna's previous birth sage Nara fighting with the Gandiva bow?
In the Vana Parva of the Mahabharata, Shiva disguises himself as a hunter and fights with Arjuna. Finally Shiva reveals himself, and tells Arjuna about Arjuna's past birth as the sage Nara:
Thou ...
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Was Kartavirya Arjuna cursed to be forgotten under the shadow of the Pandava prince Arjuna?
I found a story from a Facebook Post which gives an incident about Kartavirya Arjuna who is also known as SahasraBahu Arjuna (thousand armed Arjuna). In that post, the author says that Kartavirya ...
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Did Parashurama ever meet Lord Krishna?
The widely held belief is that it was Parashurama who gave sudarshana chakra to Lord Krishna. However as seen in this answer it was not the case. So my question is did the two ever meet given that ...
