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Weapon in Puranas

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  A mighty Gada on Gurukkal's Hand  Astral Armory Author Gurukkal Dr. S Mahesh           I ts surprising that Every God we worship , gods in mythologies ,around the globe keeps a weapon or multiple weapons , it shows that they were experts to use that weapons , its evident that they were expert martial artists             As we know Lord Paramasiva's Trident, Pinakam or Vijay ,Lord Mahavishnu's Sudarshana Chakra , Lord Sreeram's bow Kodanda , Hanuman with a Mighty Gada and Arjuna's bow Gandeeva . Goddess Bhadrakali holds the Mahakhadgam ( Great Sword ), and Parasurama holds an Axe . The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata revolve around battles and defence, portraying different weapons and their handling. The virtues and expertise in warfare are elevated to a divine status in these narratives           This shows that the Legends and puranas trace their origin to the foundation...