Cakrapāṇi

Cakrapāṇi

Cakrapāṇi is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Cakrapāṇi of Gandakī-nagara: the king of Gandakī-nagara in Maithila deśa and father of the daitya king Sindhu, who was born to him after the Sauravrata. Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, Krīḍā Khaṇḍa, Chapters 73–75

Places

• Cakrapāṇi (Gautamī): the tīrtha where the Gautamī meets the eastern sea, where Bhagavān Vishṇu, praised by Brahmā and the devas as Cakrapāṇi, dwells with the Maruts. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 104

Named in passing

• Cakrapāṇi, a name of Bhagavān Vishṇu: “the one who holds the cakra in his hand”, a name of Bhagavān Vishṇu, told on Vishṇu. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 305; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 43–44