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Sudarshana Chakra
The Sudarshana Chakra (सुदर्शनचक्र) is a divine discus, attributed to Vishnu in the Hindu scriptures. The Sudarshana Chakra is generally portrayed on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu, who also holds the Panchajanya (conch), the Kaumodaki (mace), and the Padma (lotus). In the Rigveda, the Sudarshana Chakra is stated to be Vishnu's symbol as the wheel of time. The discus later emerged as an ayudhapurusha (an anthropomorphic form), as a fierce form of Vishnu, used for the destruction of demons.
Kapila
Kapila (कपिल), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a sage in Hindu tradition. According to Bhagavata Purana, he is the son of the sage Kardama and Devahuti, the daughter of the Svayambhuva Manu. Kardama had nine daughters, who were very learned and went ahead to marry Marici, as well as other great sages. When he came of age, Kapila is most well-known as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. Kapila of Samkhya fame is considered a Vedic sage, estimated to have lived in the 6th-century BCE, or the 7th-century BCE.
Pratyangira
Pratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा, Pratyaṅgirā), also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Narasimhi, Simhamukhi, and Nikumbala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. She is described to be the female energy and consort of Sarabeswara. According to the Tripura Rahasya, she is the pure manifestation of the wrath of Tripura Sundari. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells. Narasimhi is part of the Saptamatrika mother goddesses.
Kāla
Kala (काल), kɑːˈlə) is a Sanskrit term that means 'time' or 'death'. As time personified, destroying all things, Kala is a god of death, and often used as one of the epithets of Yama. In Shaivism, Kala is known as the fiery avatar of Shiva Kala Bhairava or Kalagni Rudra; and in Vaishnavism Kala is also associated with Narasimha and Pralaya. As applied to gods and goddesses, is not always distinguishable from , meaning 'black'. Monier-Williams's widely used Sanskrit-English dictionary lists two distinct words with the form : 1 means "black, of a dark colour, dark-blue .
Gandaberunda
Gandaberunda (गण्डभेरुण्ड) or Bherunda (Sanskrit: भेरुण्ड, romanized: Bheruṇḍa, lit. terrible) is a two-headed bird in Hindu mythology which was taken by the Hindu God Vishnu, It is believed to possess immense magical strength. Vaishnava traditions hold it to be a form of Vishnu to fight Sharabha and Gandabherunda killed Sharabha (In Shaiva traditions, Sharabha is a form of Shiva taken to pacify Vishnu's Narasimha avatara and was killed by Vishnu as Gandabherunda).