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Epic / Puranic traditions
Chandrahasa is the brilliant sword that Shiva gives Ravana in the Ramayana’s Uttara Kanda. Its acquisition follows Ravana’s attempt to uproot Shiva’s mountain and his subsequent appeal for release. The gift is accompanied by a warning that the weapon will return to Shiva if treated with contempt.
Original artistic interpretation · ChandrahasaTHE LIVING ARCHIVE
The episode occurs during the account of Ravana’s earlier conquests. He has fought his brother Kubera, the lord of wealth, defeated the defending Yakshas and seized the aerial chariot Pushpaka. Travelling in that captured vehicle, he regards his victory as evidence of his power over the worlds.
Shaiva and Ramayana
AT A GLANCE
THE STORY
ROLE & ESSENCE
The sword is acquired through petition after an experience that interrupts Ravana’s triumph. Kubera’s chariot is taken by force; Shiva’s sword is granted. The contrast is part of the sequence of events, and helps distinguish the histories of these two objects associated with Ravana.
Sword
Shaiva and Ramayana traditions associate the Chandrahasa sword with Shiva’s gift to Ravana.
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 account identifies a giver, recipient and condition of possession. It does not establish that Chandrahasa makes its bearer invulnerable to every opponent or that every sword Ravana uses elsewhere must be this same weapon.
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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FOLLOW THE THREADS
5 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Shiva grants the sword with a warning against disrespect.
Ravana receives Chandrahasa after the mountain encounter.
Ravana travels in the captured aerial chariot before receiving the sword.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+8 STR · +8 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.
+9 STR · +8 AUR
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
The text project identifies Chandrahasa as Ravana’s sword received from Shiva. This reflects the Uttara Kanda tradition.
The text project identifies Chandrahasa as Ravana’s sword received from Shiva. This reflects the Uttara Kanda tradition.
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
