[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) › c5.338 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.338 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.338 - **Language:** English ### [c5.338](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.338) CHAKRA-VARTĪ. A universal emperor, described by the Vishnu Purāna as one who is born with the mark of Vishnu’s discus visible in his hand; but, Wilson observes, “the grammatical etymology is, ‘He who abides in or rules over an extensive territory called a Chakra.’” - [Previous: c5.337](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.337) - [Next: c5.339](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.339) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.338](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.338) · Pramāṇa