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List of characters who have been able to Withstand Lord Vishnu's chakra or Shiva's Trisula?
Do the epics and Purānas mention any characters who have been able to resist and withstand the effects of Lord Vishnu's chakra or Lord Shiva's Trisula in a battle?
If possible, please provide a ...
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Are these the most powerful astra of each of the tridevas?
I have come across people who say the most powerful astra of Tridevas are:
Lord Shiva- शिवज्ज्वर अथवा माहेश्वरज्जवर(Shivjjwar or Maaheshwarjjwar)
Lord Vishnu- विष्णुज्वर(Vishnujwar)
Lord Brahmaa- ...
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When paramatma can control souls why does he need various weapons?
When paramatma can control his own souls why does he fight with weapons ?
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Why is the holding of Chakra different in different images of Vishnu
In northern parts of India, Sri Vishnu holds Sudarshana Chakra on His forefinger. But in the Southern parts of India, He is seen holding the chakra within two fingers (as seen in the enclosed images).
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How was the succession sequence of the Sudarshana Chakra among the avatars of Vishnu?
I know that the Sudarshana Chakra is one of the most powerful weapons in Hinduism, just as I know that it is associated with Vishnu along with being the weapon that he used the most.
But I want to ...
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Significance of weapons in Vishnu's Chaturvyuha avatars
I read somewhere that the combination of weapons in the four hands of Vishnu's chaturvyuha avatars results in 4 factorial or 24 combinations of Vishnu's tattvas but what do each of these signify?
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When did Vishnu destroy trident of Shiva?
Vishnu Sahasranama stotram consist of thousand names of Lord Vishnu. The most popular one is from Anushasana parva of Mahabharata which was said by Bhishma to Yudhishtira. But there are other versions ...
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Information on list of Sri Vishnu's weapons requested
Sri Madhvacharya, the propagator of Dvaita siddanta and the Brahma sampradaya, has authored a book called TantrasArasaMgraha.
In the same book, under adhyAya 4, verse 18-20, Sri Madhvacharya lists ...
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Gayatri mantras of Sri Vishnu's weapons
The commonly known weapons of Sri Vishnu are five in number - Panchajanya, Sudarshana, Sharanga, Nandaki and Koumodaki. Among the above 5, the Gayatri mantra of the first 2 are used in Pooja vidhana. ...
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Did Vishnu ever use his mace Kaumodaki?
He used the Chakra a lot and also his bow. I can't think of an occasion when he used his mace either as himself or an avatar.
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Who is Vijayavalli, wife of the Sudarshana Chakra?
I just performed a Griha Pravesam, the Hindu house warming ceremony, and I noticed an interesting Mantra that the priest chanted. The Mantra, which I assume was from the Pancharatra Agamas, was ...
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Does Rig Veda talk about Vishnu using weapons?
There is very little anthropomorphic description of Vishnu in the Rig Veda. He assists Indra in his battles, but it is not clear if he himself is depicted as fighting.
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Sequence of weapons in Vishnu's hands [duplicate]
I have seen idols of Lord Vishnu having the Shankh, Chakra, Gada,Padma(Lotus) at different locations of 4 hands. Are there any logic,myth behind it ? Which position is true and original?
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Weapons selection by God Vishnu in his Dasavatara
If we note carefully in the first five avatars Maha Vishnu will not have any weapon. Parasurama avatar has axe as weapon, Rama avatar has bow and arrow, Balarama avatar has plough, Krishna avatar ...
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Vishnu and His mercy in His hands
This is Keshava Vishnu.
Keshava means His hair is curly and black.
I have heard many times that Krishna (or Vishnu) is very merciful, however, as He holds different objects on His hands - Mace, ...
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What is the respective arrangement of Lord Vishnu's weapons in 24 Salagramas?
There are 24 types of Salagramams available for Lord Vishnu. Shank, Chakra, Gadha and Lotus ---- in which order it should come for these 24 types of salagramams and in which purana it is mentioned?
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How can the story of Vishnu getting Sudarshana Chakra later be reconciled with Aniruddha holding the Chakra at the time of creation?
Many scriptures describe how Lord Vishnu got the Sudarshan Chakra - some say that he got it from Shiva; while, other say he got it from Viswakarma.
Now, coming to the description of creation of the ...
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What is the significance of the weapons and other items held by the Lord Vishnu?
Lord Vishnu holds a Disc (Chakra), Conch (Sankha), Komidi Gadha, and also holds other elements like a lotus in his hand.
Is there any explanation in scriptures of why Lord Vishnu holds these ...
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Story of Lord Vishnu's sword Nandaka?
According to Annamayya Telugu Movie, Lord Venkateswara sends his sword NANDAKA to take birth as Tallapaka Annamacharya to compose Telugu songs for Him, at request of Padmavathi Devi. I know Sudarshana ...
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Does the Narayanastra weapon of Vishnu summon the Rudras?
The Drona Parva of the Mahabharata describes how Drona's son Ashwatthama, desperate to avenge his father's death, launched the Narayanastra, the illustrious weapon of Vishnu. The Narayanastra wreaked ...
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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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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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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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