Saumanda
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Saumanda is a weapon (pestle) of Balarama. It appears in human form from the heavens to watch the battle during the chakra-mushala conflict.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sharanga, Panchajanya, Nandaka, Kaumodaki, Sudarshana Chakra, Jaya, Suprabha, Samharas, Shastra-devatas, Samvartaka
- serves
- Balarama
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“They include Krishna's Sudarshana Chakra and Kaumodaki, and Balarama's Samvartaka (plough) and Saumanda (pestle). The Duta-Vakya ("envoy's message") of the Sanskrit playwright Bhasa (c. 2nd century BCE – 2nd century CE) describes an episode from the Mahabharata when Krishna goes as an envoy to Kauravas' court”
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