THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Aditi’s Divine Earrings
The earrings are personal celestial ornaments, described as shining gold set with jewels when the earth-goddess Bhumi presents them to Krishna. Their importance comes from their owner and the wrong done by their theft. The account does not describe them as a weapon or assign them a separate function in combat.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Artifact
- Form
- Earrings
- Tradition
- Epic / Puranic traditions
- Also Known As
- Aditi's Divine Earrings
THE STORY
Origins & Stories
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
The earrings give a specific personal consequence to Naraka’s aggression. Recovering them is only part of repairing the wrong; Krishna also has to return them to Aditi. The episode distinguishes the defeat of a powerful ruler from the further work of restoring what he has taken.
Object Class
Earrings
Origin / Narrative Setting
Naraka episode
Stories & Events
Naraka episode
Tradition Notes
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Archive Classification Notes
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- Tradition Dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Previous Owners
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Symbolic Significance
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Traditional Location
- No verified present-day custody asserted.
- Editorial Rarity
- Sacred archive — no claim of surviving physical possession.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
These are Aditi’s ornaments from the Naraka story, distinct from the earrings associated with Karna’s birth in the Mahabharata. The account describes their recovery and restoration, rather than an additional set of magical abilities or a surviving physical relic with known human custodians.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities2
Aditi is the owner to whom Krishna returns the earrings.
Krishna recovers and restores the earrings.