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Kaumodaki  Did you know that Kaumodaki , weapon of honour also known as gada or mace, is one of the attributes of god Vishnu, which according to Vishnudharmottara Purana represents his wife Lakshmi.? Kaumodaki, the mace, is an attribute of Lord Vishnu, the preserver god among the triad of gods, which was a gift to him by Varuna, the god of the waters. Its name is a derivative of the blue water lily plant (Nymphaea nouchali). It is used in hand to hand warfare described to sound like the lightning was used mostly to destroy the daityas . A popular nomencalture of Vishnu is "Shankha-chakra-gada-pani" meaning "he who holds in his hands shankha, chakra, and gada". It is regarded as one of the oldest and strongest weapons.  In the Vishnudharmottara Purana, Kaumodaki represents Vishnu's wife Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and beauty. The Gopala Tapani Upanishad says that held in the lower left hand, it denotes individual existence and primo...