Is there any pastime describing how Krishna got his Sudarshan Chakra?
From Vijay Gopi K P
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Hare Krishna question is there any story behind how Krishna got the Sudarshan Chakra just as there is a story of how he got Panchajanya answer yes in the Mahabharata the story is associated with the Mahabharata it is described that when Krishna was in the was in Sandipani Muni’s ashram at that time once Parashuram came there and Parashuram when he came there Sandipani Muni was very honoured to have his presence and he asked Krishna to attend to him and then Krishna playing the role of a Kshatriya king and honouring Parashuram as Kshatriya he said please bless me Parashuram said what can I bless you, you are the supreme lord he said but since you have asked me for a blessing I will give you a blessing and then he immediately raised his hand and Sudarshan Chakra appeared and he gave it to Krishna and he told Krishna that now you have performed enough playful pastimes you have done enough playful leelas now we have to get down to the serious work which you have come for the Kshatriyas have again become intoxicated by power and they have again become godless they have become atrocious and now you will have to discipline such ungodly kings and you will have to do a serious work of re-establishing Dharma so take this Chakra and now start off the work so then Krishna accepted the blessings of Parashuram in the form of receiving the Sudarshan Chakra so now of course Parashuram is not the source of the Sudarshan Chakra Sudarshan Chakra eternally belongs to lord Vishnu and Krishna is the source of Vishnu, Sudarshan Chakra is always with him but when the lord performs certain leelas then he descends and often acts like an ordinary human being and sometimes performs pastimes where he demonstrates extraordinary power and sometimes he conceals that power so this is simply a leela for enhancing the variety and Rasa in his pastime in which he receives the Sudarshan Chakra from another of his incarnations that is Parashuram