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munty
munty

What is the name of Lord Krishna's Bow?

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Posted by munty on Saturday April 18, 2009 at 11:15 PM.

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  1. krishna-agrawala
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    As per my knowledge none of the well known ancient books like Mahabharata or Bhagwad mention the name of bow used by Lord Krishna. As a matter of fact I do not know of any incident when Lord Krishna used bow.

    The favourite weapon used by Lord Krishna is a spinning disk called chakra. The chakra used by lord Krishna is named Sudarshan Chakra.

    In addition to sudarshan chakra another personal equipment carried by Lord Krishna in battle is a shell (called shankha), used for making war like sound by blowing like a horn. The shankha belonging to Lord Krishna is named Panchjanya.

    Mahabharata does speak of a famous bow named Gandiva, this belonged to Lord Krishna's close friend Arjuna. Lord Krishna, acting as charioteer of Arjuna, accompanied and advised him all the time during war of Mahabharata.

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    Posted by krishna-agrawala on Saturday April 25, 2009 at 9:42 AM

  2. munty
    munty

    The correct answer as I found out  from other sources is  "Saranga" and therfore Krishna is also known as Sarangapani.

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    Posted by munty on Saturday April 25, 2009 at 11:19 PM

  3. krishna-agrawala
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    Lord Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and Sarang is definitely the name of bow held by Lord Vishnu. However I am not sure if Lord Vishnu used this bow as Krishna also.

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    Posted by krishna-agrawala on Sunday April 26, 2009 at 2:04 AM