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Epic / Puranic traditions
Kodanda is the name of Rama’s bow in devotional usage. The address Kodandapani means the bearer of Kodanda, identifying the deity through the bow he holds. Tyagaraja uses this name while asking Rama for protection.
Original artistic interpretation · KodandaTHE LIVING ARCHIVE
The song identifies its addressee as Dasharatha’s son and a resident of Saketa, Rama’s royal city. These relationships make the bow-bearing figure recognizable without a separate explanation of the weapon’s manufacture, first owner or transfer between warriors.
Kodanda names Rama’s bow in devotional and iconographic usage; it need not denote a single uniform origin story.
AT A GLANCE
IN THE TRADITION
ROLE & ESSENCE
Kodanda can therefore identify Rama through a familiar attribute within devotion. The weapon name and the plea for protection work together: the singer calls upon the armed figure because he is also understood as attentive to those who take refuge in him.
Bow
Kodanda names Rama’s bow in devotional and iconographic usage; it need not denote a single uniform origin story.
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
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
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Tyagaraja addresses Rama, identified as Dasharatha’s son, as the bearer of Kodanda.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+7 STR · +7 SPD
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.
+8 STR · +7 SPD
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
The original devotional composition addresses the son of Dasharatha as Kodanda-pani, bearer of Kodanda. This establishes the later devotional name, not a claim that every epic bow has that name.
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
