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The weapons, mounts, serpents and symbols the gods carry, what they mean and who bears them.
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Damaru
डमरू
The damaru is the small hourglass-shaped drum of Shiva, held in Nataraja's upper right hand. Its sound stands…
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Garuda
गरुड़
Garuda is the king of birds and the mount of Vishnu, with the beak and wings of an…
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Hamsa
हंस
The hamsa is the divine swan or goose that carries Brahma and Saraswati. Tradition says it can separate…
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Kailash
कैलाश
Kailash is the sacred mountain in Tibet that Hindus revere as the abode of Shiva and Parvati. About…
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Kaumodaki
कौमोदकी
Kaumodaki is the mace (gada) of Vishnu, held in one of his four hands with the discus, conch…
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Kaustubha
कौस्तुभ मणि
The Kaustubha is the brilliant gem that Vishnu wears on his chest. It rose from the ocean of…
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Nandaka
नन्दक
Nandaka is the sword of Vishnu. The Vishnu Purana explains it as vidya, true knowledge, sheathed in the…
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Nandi
नंदी
Nandi is the sacred bull who carries Shiva and guards the gate of Kailash as chief of Shiva's…
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Padma (Lotus)
पद्म (कमल)
Padma, the lotus, is one of the four emblems of Vishnu, usually held in a lower hand. It…
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Panchajanya
पाञ्चजन्य
Panchajanya is the sacred conch (shankha) of Vishnu, carried in his upper left hand. In the Bhagavata Purana…
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Pinaka
पिनाक
Pinaka is the mighty bow of Shiva, who is therefore called Pinakin and Pinakapani. With it he destroyed…
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Sharanga
शार्ङ्ग
Sharanga is the celestial bow of Vishnu. The Ramayana says the divine craftsman Vishwakarma made two great bows,…
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Shesha
शेष
Shesha, also called Adishesha and Ananta, is the thousand-hooded king of serpents on whose coils Vishnu rests in…
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Sudarshana Chakra
सुदर्शन चक्र
The Sudarshana Chakra is the spinning discus of Vishnu, held in his upper right hand. It cuts down…
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Trishula
त्रिशूल
The Trishula is the three-pointed trident of Shiva, his principal weapon and symbol. Its prongs are read as…
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Vaikuntha
वैकुंठ
Vaikuntha is the eternal abode of Vishnu and Lakshmi, a realm of light beyond the material universe. The…
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Vasuki
वासुकि
Vasuki is a king of the nagas and the serpent who coils around Shiva's neck. A son of…
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