What is the Sudarshana Chakra?
Q: What is the Sudarshana Chakra?
A: The Sudarshana Chakra is a spinning, disk-like weapon used by the Hindu god Vishnu with 108 serrated edges.
Q: What is the meaning of Sudarshana Chakra?
A: The Sudarshana Chakra literally means "disk of auspicious vision."
Q: Where is the Sudarshana Chakra generally portrayed?
A: The Sudarshana Chakra is generally portrayed on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu.
Q: What other items does Vishnu hold besides the Sudarshana Chakra?
A: Vishnu also holds a shankha (conch shell), Gada (mace), and a padma (lotus).
Q: What does Sudarshana Chakra represent in the Rigveda?
A: In the Rigveda, the Chakra was Vishnu's symbol as the wheel of time.
Q: What is Sudarshana Chakra's role in the late period?
A: In the late period, the Sudarshana Chakra emerged as an ayudhapurusha (anthropomorphic form), as a fierce form of Vishnu, used for the destruction of an enemy.
Q: What is Sudarshana Chakra known as in Tamil?
A: In Tamil, the Sudarshana Chakra is also known as Chakkrath Azhwar, which is translated as "Ring/Circlet of God."
