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Epic / Puranic traditions
Devadatta is Arjuna's conch, a shell sounded to announce his presence before battle. The gods give it to him during his visit to Indra's heaven, and he later blows it at Kurukshetra beside Krishna. It is one of several named conches that identify the principal Pandava warriors in the opening of the Bhagavad Gita.
Original artistic interpretation · DevadattaTHE LIVING ARCHIVE
The bearer is Arjuna, also called Dhananjaya. Devadatta is distinct from Gandiva, his bow, and from Panchajanya, the conch of Krishna who drives his chariot. Their paired sounding at Kurukshetra does not make the two shells interchangeable.
Devadatta is Arjuna’s conch in Bhagavad Gita 1.15; it is distinct from beings bearing that name.
AT A GLANCE
THE STORY
ROLE & ESSENCE
Devadatta connects Arjuna's celestial training with his role in the Pandava army. He sounds it during the mission entrusted to him by the gods and again before the war among his own relatives. In both settings it announces his readiness, while his bow Gandiva is the weapon with which he fights.
Conch
Devadatta is Arjuna’s conch in Bhagavad Gita 1.15; it is distinct from beings bearing that name.
The sounding of the conches marks the beginning of the battlefield dialogue.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
TRADITION & MEANING
This Devadatta is Arjuna's conch. Other people or objects can bear the same name without sharing its identity or its history.
At Kurukshetra, sounding the conch is followed by Arjuna's request to see the opposing army. Recognizing his relatives and teachers, he becomes distressed about fighting them. Devadatta therefore appears just before the conversation in which Krishna addresses Arjuna's doubts about duty and war.
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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Arjuna receives and sounds Devadatta.
The shell is received in the setting of Arjuna’s service to Indra.
Krishna’s Panchajanya sounds beside Devadatta at Kurukshetra.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+6 STR · +6 AUR
Any Character receives the Base Effect. One Enhancement may be equipped at a time. These bonuses and numerical rules are Suvarnaveda game design; they are not measurements supplied by sacred texts.
+6 STR · +6 AUR
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
Arjuna sounds Devadatta.
True Resonance adds to the Base Effect. A specific pairing takes precedence over a group pairing; they do not stack. Natural Character stats remain on their original 0–100 scale. Normal effective stats cap at 125; exceptional temporary effects cap at 130.
VISUAL ARCHIVE
