Kaustubha gem

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The Kaustubha gem is a legendary, radiant jewel in Hindu mythology that adorns the chest of the god Vishnu and symbolizes divine purity and supreme authority.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kaustubha jewel 2
Kaustubha gem canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological object ⓘ
mythological jewel ⓘ
adorns Vishnu ⓘ
appearsIn Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
associatedWith Vaishnavism ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
color brilliantly luminous ⓘ
contrastedWith other jewels from Samudra Manthan ⓘ
culturalContext Hindu devotional literature ⓘ
Indian mythology ⓘ
describedAs most precious jewel ⓘ
radiant jewel ⓘ
domain Hindu cosmology ⓘ
emergedFrom ocean of milk ⓘ
etymology Sanskrit term "Kaustubha" ⓘ
functionInMyth visual sign of Vishnu’s supremacy ⓘ
functionInRitual invoked in Vaishnava prayers ⓘ
genderInTexts masculine noun in Sanskrit ⓘ
hasQuality effulgent ⓘ
indestructible ⓘ
pure ⓘ
linkedConcept Sri-Vaishnava iconography ⓘ
Vishnu’s divine status ⓘ
cosmic kingship ⓘ
marks identity of Vishnu ⓘ
supreme deity status ⓘ
mythicCategory treasure from churning of the ocean ⓘ
originEvent Samudra Manthan ⓘ
churning of the ocean of milk ⓘ
ownership Vishnu ⓘ
rarity one-of-a-kind ⓘ
receivedBy Vishnu ⓘ
relatedTo Vishnu’s four attributes ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
represents inner purity of the divine heart ⓘ
unmatched spiritual brilliance ⓘ
status unique jewel ⓘ
symbolizes divine purity ⓘ
divine radiance ⓘ
sovereignty of Vishnu ⓘ
supreme authority ⓘ
typeOf chest jewel ⓘ
divine ornament ⓘ
wornByAvatar Krishna ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
wornOn chest of Vishnu ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samudra Manthan → featuresBeing → Kaustubha gem ⓘ
Kshira Sagara → producedFromChurning → Kaustubha jewel ⓘ
subject linked to: Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)
linked to: Kaustubha gem
Ocean of Milk → yields → Kaustubha jewel ⓘ
linked to: Kaustubha gem