Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.3

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.3

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c7.3

GADĀ. A weapon. An asura called Gada was born to Kaśyapaprajāpati by his wife Diti. Viṣṇu killed Gada, and Viśvakarman made a weapon with his bone. Since the weapon was from Gada's bone it came to be known as Gadā. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 114).

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit