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| {{About||the district in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia|Sharanga (urban-type settlement)}}
| | '''Sharanga''' may refer to: |
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| | *[[Sharanga (Hindu mythology)]], the bow of the god Vishnu |
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| | *[[Sharanga (urban-type settlement)]], an urban-type settlement in [[Nizhny Novgorod Oblast]], Russia |
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| | image = Sculpture of Vishnu at Rani ki Vav Gujrat DSCN4834 11.tif
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| | caption = Rama depicted as a four-armed Vishnu with a bow
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| | name = Kodanda or Sharanga
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| | designer = [[Vishvakarma]]
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| | used_by = [[Vishnu]]<br>[[Parasurama]]<br>[[Rama]]<br>[[Krishna]]<br>[[Lakshmi]]
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| '''Sharanga''' ([[Devanagari]]: शारंग) is the celestial [[Bow (weapon)|bow]] of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]]. In [[South India]], Sharanga is also called as '''Kodanda'''. Vishnu's avatar [[Rama]] is often praised as ''Kodandapani'', the holder of the Kodanda.
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| The bow was crafted by [[Viswakarma]], the Cosmic architect and maker of weapons, along with the [[Shiva Dhanush|Pinaka]], the bow of [[Shiva]]. Once, the god [[Brahma]] wanted to know who was a better archer, Vishnu or Shiva. Brahma created a quarrel between the two, which led to a terrible duel. The impact of their fight was such that the balance of the entire universe was disturbed. Vishnu won the duel and rendered Pinaka immovable just by uttering 'hum'. {{cn|date=January 2021}} Shiva gave his Pinaka bow to a king, who was an ancestor of King [[Janaka]] and Vishnu too decided to do the same, and gave his bow to the Sage Richika. In time, Sharanga came into the possession of [[Parashurama]], the sixth avatar of Vishnu and Richika's grandson.
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| Rama obtained the Saranga bow from Parashurama and then gave the bow to the god [[Varuna]]. Varuna gifted the Saranga again to [[Krishna]], the eighth avatar of Vishnu who used it against his fight with the different asura kings like Banasura, Narakasura. [[Satyabhama]], the wife of Krishna and avatar of goddess [[Bhumi]], fought Asura king [[Narakasura]] with the Saranga bow and defeated him.
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| In poems written by [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]], the poet used words like Kodandapani to refer to Rama. Even [[Mirabai]] referred to Krishna as Kodandadhari.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Pinaka (Hinduism)|Pinaka]]
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| * [[Gandiva]]
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| * [[Vijaya (bow)|Vijaya]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}{{Vaishnava philosophy}}
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| [[Category:Weapons in Hindu mythology]]
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| [[Category:Bows (archery)]]
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