Sudarshana Chakra

Description

The Sudarshana cakra is Krishna's discus. In the Mahabharata it signals divine authority on the field of Kurukshetra and in related narratives of protection and judgment.

Owners

• KrishnaGenealogy

Origin

• Vishnu

  origin, discus of Vishnu, Narayana

Powers

• Unerring discus of Vishnu
• Returns to the wielder in tradition

Scriptural references

• Mahabharata · Bhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita · ch. 11

Notable uses

• Present among Krishna's emblems in the war
• Linked to divine theophany contexts in the Gita tradition

Related battles

• End of WarBattle

Related characters

• KrishnaGenealogy
• VishnuGenealogy
• ArjunaGenealogy
• SanjayaGenealogy
• DhritarashtraGenealogy
• DuryodhanaGenealogy
• BhimaGenealogy
• YudhishthiraGenealogy
• DraupadiGenealogy
• AshwatthamaGenealogy

Related events

• Bhagavad GitaDiscourse
• End of WarBattle

Scriptures

• Bhagavad Gita

Related verses

• bg.1.1
• bg.2.3
• bg.2.47
• bg.4.7

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