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Epic / Puranic traditions
A Vaishnava bow is carried by Nakula, one of the Pandava brothers, in the Mahabharata’s description of celestial weapons. The notice places it among the equipment of the chariot warriors advancing against Drona after their army has been driven back.
Original artistic interpretation · Vaishnava BowTHE LIVING ARCHIVE
Nakula approaches on a chariot drawn by well-adorned Kamboja horses. His tall standard displays a sharabha, an extraordinary animal, with a golden back. Sanjaya names the Vaishnava bow alongside these distinguishing features so that the listening king can picture Nakula within the crowded army.
AT A GLANCE
IN THE TRADITION
ROLE & ESSENCE
Vaishnava means associated with Vishnu. Here it identifies the bow Nakula carries, but the account does not call it Sharnga, Vishnu’s better-known named bow, or describe Vishnu presenting it to him. The connection established by this scene is between Nakula and his celestial battlefield weapon.
Bow
The deity-name association is a label, not a verified ownership chain.
A requested Vishnu-associated bow designation; whether it is an alias of a named bow depends on the passage.
Included as a requested designation pending an exact primary-text passage. No distinct creator, power or victim is invented.
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
TRADITION & MEANING
Explore the sacred texts behind these stories in the Suvarnaveda library.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Nakula is explicitly associated with the bow in the catalogue.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+6 STR · +6 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.
+6 STR · +6 SPD
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
Drona XXIII expressly states that Nakula holds the Vaishnava bow; it does not identify this bow as Sharanga or as the bow in the Rama-Parashurama encounter.
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
