A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1961

c5.1961

VAJRA. 1. The thunderbolt of Indra, said to have been made of the bones of the Rishi Dadhichi. It is a circular weapon, with a hole in the centre, according to some, but others represent it as consisting of two transverse bars. It has many names:—Asani, Abhrottha, ‘sky-born;’ Bahu-dāra, ‘much cleaving;’ Bhidira or Chhidaka, ‘the splitter;’ Dambholi and Jasuri, ‘destructive;’ Hrādin, ‘roaring;’ Kulisa, ‘axe;’ Pavi, ‘pointed;’ Phena-vāhin, ‘foam-bearing; Shat-kona, ‘hexagon;’ Sambha and Swaru. 2. Son of Aniruddha. His mother is sometimes said to be Aniruddha’s wife Su-bhadrā, and at others the Daitya princess Ūshā. Krishna just before his death made him king over the Yādavas at Indra-prastha. *See* the next.