Divine Objects

The maṇi-kuṇḍalas are the divine earrings of Queen Madayantī that Uttaṅka sought as guru-dakshiṇā and won back from Nāgaloka.

The Mushala is the iron pestle born from Sāmba by the ṛshis' curse. It brought about the destruction of the Vṛshṇis and Andhakas in the Mausala Parva.

Nandaka is the divine sword of Bhagavān Vishṇu, the sword of knowledge, and the fourth of the four weapons in his four hands.

Pāñcajanya is the divine śaṅkha (conch) of Kṛshṇa, one of Bhagavān Vishṇu's four great weapons, whose sound marks the presence of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa in battle.

The Rāma-mudrā vastra is a cloth marked with Rāma's sacred seal. Bhagavān Rāma teaches its use to the munis in the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

The sañjīvana maṇi is the life-restoring jewel of the nāgas, which Ulūpī called to bring Arjuna back to life at Maṇipura.

Śārṅga is the divine bow of Bhagavān Vishṇu, carried by Kṛshṇa, whose twang fills the three worlds and frightens his enemies.

The Śiva-dhanus, also called Piṇāka, was Bhagavān Śiva's great bow in Janaka's court. Rāmacandra lifted and broke it to win Sītā.

The Sudarśana Cakra is the blazing divine disc of Bhagavān Vishṇu and his avatāras, the foremost of his weapons.

Suprātīka was the great war elephant of Bhagadatta, king of Prāgjyotisha, who fought for the Kauravas at Kurukshetra.

The Syamantaka Maṇi is the shining jewel Sūrya gave to Satrājit. It gave gold each day and drew Kṛshṇa into a famous account of suspicion and vindication.

The vīṭāmukha is a round, ball-like object that an ascetic of the hardest tapas holds clenched in the mouth, as Vidura did in the forest.

Two divine kāṅkaṇas (sacred bracelets) that Agastya Maharshi gave to the twin princes Kuśa and Lava at the Mudgala āśrama.

The Akshayapātra is the inexhaustible vessel that Sūrya gave to Yudhishṭhira to feed the Pāṇḍavas and their followers during the forest exile.

The jewel on Aśvatthāmā's forehead, a gift of Bhagavān Mahādeva, which Draupadī demanded and Yudhishṭhira wore on his crown.

Eraka is the reed-grass at Prabhāsa that grew from the powdered iron mushala and became the pestles with which the Vṛshṇis and Andhakas killed one another.

The Jṛmbhaṇāstra is a divine weapon that makes armies yawn and fall into helpless drowsiness without killing them. Kṛshṇa used it at Śoṇitapura.

Bhagavān Śiva gave Bhagavān Kalki a swift divine horse, an all-knowing parrot called Śuka, and a jewelled sword at Bilvodeśvara.

The Kāmagamana Vimāna is the celestial vehicle that moves at will, in which Nārada says Dhṛtarāshṭra will travel the lokas after his death.

Kaumodakī is the divine mace of Bhagavān Vishṇu and Kṛshṇa. In the Sabhā Parva, Māyāsura gives it to Bhīmasena.

The Kaustubha Maṇi is the great jewel that rose from the cosmic ocean at the Samudra Mathana and rests on the chest of Bhagavān Vishṇu.