Alāta-cakra

Alāta-cakra · alāta-cakra, “the wheel of a firebrand”

Grammar: neuter noun; alāta (firebrand) with cakra (wheel).

Meaning: a firebrand whirled in a circle.

In the scriptures: Brahmā tells Rudra that Bhāskara moves swiftly like an alāta-cakra, and moves among the revolving nakshatras (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 53).

Related terms: Bhāskara · Nakshatra

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 53