[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2125 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2125 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2125 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2125) The Purānas make Viswa-karmā the son of Prabhāsa, the eighth Vasu, by his wife “the lovely and virtuous Yoga-siddhā.” His daughter Sanjnā was married to Sūrya, the sun; but as she was unable to endure his effulgence, Viswa-karmā placed the sun upon his lathe and cut away an eighth part of his brightness. The fragments fell to the earth, and from these Viswa-karmā formed “the discus of Vishnu, the trident of Siva, the weapon of Kuvera the god of wealth, the lance of Kārttikeya god of war, and the weapons of the other gods.” Viswa-karmā is also represented as having made the great image of Jagan-nātha. - [Previous: c5.2124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2124) - [Next: c5.2126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2126) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2125) · Pramāṇa