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S5E8: Sudarshan Chakra: How Vishnu Got His Spinning Disc and Why Durvasa Ran
Where did Vishnu's spinning disc, the Sudarshan Chakra, come from? It starts with a thousand lotus flowers, a test from Shiva, and one flower that goes missing.
Neev and his mom tell the story of how Shiva gave Vishnu the chakra, including a lesser-known version where Vishnu tests it on Shiva himself. Then the chakra goes to work, guarding King Ambarisha, a kind king keeping his Ekadashi fast. When the hot-tempered sage Durvasa turns up late for lunch and loses his temper over a single sip of water, the chakra chases him to Brahma, to Shiva, and to Vishnu himself.
Along the way, we find out…
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