• Thumbnail for Sharanga
    Sharanga (Sanskrit: शारङ्ग, romanized: Śāraṅga) also spelt as Saranga, is the celestial bow of the Hindu god Vishnu, primarily associated with his avatar...
    8 KB (794 words) - 10:34, 19 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pinaka (Hinduism)
    countered by grabbing his assailant's throat. When he strung his own bow Sharanga, the mountain Meru trembled. Infuriated, Nandi raised the Pinaka and struck...
    7 KB (938 words) - 11:05, 2 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Jamadagni
    to engage in tapasya along the banks of the river Narmada. He receives Sharanga, the celestial bow of Vishnu, from his father, Richika. According to the...
    12 KB (1,582 words) - 09:47, 11 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vijaya (bow)
    by Vishwakarma for Indra on the starting of a Devasura Sangram. Gandiva Sharanga Pinaka Bane, Theresa (29 May 2020). Encyclopedia of Mythological Objects...
    4 KB (566 words) - 14:06, 14 August 2024
  • the celestial bow was returned to the gods. Gandiveshwar Sthan Vijaya Sharanga Pinaka Vyasa's Mahabharatam. Academic Publishers. 2008. ISBN 9788189781682...
    5 KB (596 words) - 08:59, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vishnu
    however, are inconsistent. Rarely, Vishnu is depicted bearing the bow Sharanga or the sword Nandaka. He is depicted with the Kaustubha gem in a necklace...
    114 KB (10,774 words) - 00:27, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rama
    combat, on the condition that he was able to string the bow of Vishnu, Sharanga. When Rama obliged him with success, Parashurama acknowledged the former...
    153 KB (14,979 words) - 06:01, 22 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Varahi
    mention the fourth weapon. The Purva-Karanagama mentions that she holds the Sharanga (the bow of Vishnu), the hala (plough) and the musula (pestle). The fourth...
    27 KB (2,942 words) - 19:09, 26 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sita
    combat, on the condition that he was able to string the bow of Vishnu, Sharanga. When Rama obliged him with success, Parashurama acknowledged the former...
    108 KB (10,862 words) - 05:22, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nara-Narayana
    Prahlada observed two ascetics with matted hair, bearing the bows of Sharanga and Ajagava. The asura king asked them why they held weapons while performing...
    15 KB (1,611 words) - 09:37, 21 August 2024