Sudarshana Chakra

The Sudarshana Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र) is a spinning, disk-like weapon literally meaning "disk of auspicious vision," having 108 serrated ed

Sudarshana Chakra
Lord Vishnu holding the chakra, a symbolic representation of the Sudarshana Chakra on his right hand's forefinger

The Sudarshana Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र) is a spinning, disk-like weapon literally meaning "disk of auspicious vision," having 108 serrated edges, used by the Hindu god Vishnu. The Sudarshana Chakra is generally portrayed on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu, who also holds a shankha (conch shell), gada (mace), and a padma (lotus).

In the Rigveda, the chakra was Vishnu’s symbol as the wheel of time. By the later period, the Sudarshana Chakra emerged as an Ayudhapurusha (anthropomorphic form), a fierce manifestation of Vishnu used for the destruction of enemies. In Tamil, the Sudarshana Chakra is also known as Chakkrath Azhwar (translated as “Ring” or “Circlet of God”).

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