Epic / Puranic traditions
Karna’s Kundalaकर्ण के कुण्डल
Earrings
Karna’s natural earrings accompany the armour he gives Indra; these objects are distinct from Aditi’s earrings.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Karna’s Kundala.
Karna’s natural earrings accompany the armour he gives Indra; these objects are distinct from Aditi’s earrings.
Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Object class
- Earrings
- Origin / narrative setting
- Karna’s birth and gift
- Previous owners
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Properties & abilities
- Karna’s natural earrings accompany the armour he gives Indra; these objects are distinct from Aditi’s earrings.
- Symbolic significance
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Stories & events
- Karna’s birth and gift
- Traditional location
- No verified present-day custody asserted.
- Editorial rarity
- Sacred archive — no claim of surviving physical possession.
- 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.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Karna’s exchange with Indra
Vana Parva, section CCCVIII.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.