THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Shakti
The Amarakosha, a Sanskrit lexicon, names Skanda as Shaktidhara, the bearer of this weapon. Skanda is also known as Kartikeya. That title identifies a recognizable attribute of the deity; it does not make every shakti mentioned elsewhere the same individual spear.
More About Shakti
Shakti is a weapon class; this record is distinct from Shakti as divine feminine power and from Vasavi Shakti.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Weapon
- Form
- Spear / dart
- Tradition
- Epic / Puranic traditions
THE STORY
Origins & Stories
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
These accounts show why the weapon must be understood through its bearer and setting. The same class can appear as a god’s characteristic attribute, a gift preparing the Goddess for war or an enemy’s projectile that fails against her. Its name alone does not determine which side possesses it or how a particular encounter ends.
Weapon Type
Spear / dart
Known Wielders / Association
Powers & Combat Abilities
Shakti is a weapon class; this record is distinct from Shakti as divine feminine power and from Vasavi Shakti.
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
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
- Tradition Dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Creator
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Original Owner
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Materials / Divine Origin
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Limitations
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Famous Uses
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Victims / Opponents
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Editorial Power Tier
- Unassigned — weapons are not placed in the 700-being ranking.
- Editorial Rarity
- Divine armament
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
The Goddess’s divine power and the weapons she receives belong to the same narrative world, but the word has different uses. In the armament scenes, a shakti is a concrete weapon that can be given, carried and thrown.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
From the Sacred Texts
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Characters & Cosmic Entities3
Skanda/Kartikeya is called Shaktidhara, the bearer of the shakti.
Agni presents a shakti to the Goddess.
The Goddess receives and battles with a divine arsenal, and stops Chamara’s thrown shakti.
