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Shakra
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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in Hindu mythology, is Vishnu's celebrated weapon — a circular plate endowed with reason, inflicting mortal wounds and returning to the god after performing its mission of punishment. The inhabitants of the mountainous sections of Northern India still use a similar weapon, which becomes terrible in their hands. It is a plate of hardened steel, two lines thick in the center and keen-edged about the circumference. It may be thrown a distance of two hundred feet, and will penetrate the most approved armor.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shakra'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shakra.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shakra'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shakra.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
