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Where Krishna's disc came from

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In Puranic tellings the disc, trident and flying chariot share one origin: the sun's trimmed radiance.

Puranic tradition has Vishvakarma make Vishnu's Sudarshana, along with Shiva's trident and the Pushpaka, from the sun's trimmed radiance. In the Mahabharata Krishna uses it to behead Shishupala at the Rajasuya.

Who: Krishna, Vishvakarma, Shishupala, Surya

Bound to

Gandiva: from Brahma to the sea mirror

Kṛṣṇa in Hastināpura: Duryodhana's plot and the cosmic form mirror

Days two and three: Bhīma among the Kaliṅgas, and Kṛṣṇa runs at Bhīṣma mirror

Places: Dwarka

Where this comes from

• purana · Wikipedia: Sudarshana Chakra

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