shaMkhachakragadApadma – dharASchiMtyA harErbhujAH |

pInavRuttA jagadrakShA kEvalOdhyOginOnishaM || 6 ||

shaMkhachakragadApadma – The ayudhas are listed in Ascending Taratamya order.

• Shankha – Abhimani devate of shankha is Aniruddha(Kama’s grandson) 
• Chakra- Abhimani devate of Chakra is Pradyumna  ( Aniruddha’s father, Son of Kama)
• Gada – Vayu
• Padma – Lakshmi

List order of ayudha in 24 roopas: A factorial design (4!)

1	Keshava	Shanka	Chakra	Gadha	Padma
2	Narayan	Padma	Gadha	Chakra	Shanka
3	Madhava	Chakra	Shanka	Padma	Gadha
4	Govinda	Gadha	Padma	Shanka	Chakra
5	Vishnu	Padma	Shanka	Chakra	Gadha
6	Madhusudan	Shanka	Padma	Gadha	Chakra
7	Trivikram	Gadha	Chakra	Shanka	Padma
8	Vaman	Chakra	Gadha	Padma	Shanka
9	Shridhar	Chakra	Gadha	Shanka	Padma
10	Hrishikesh	Chakra	Padma	Shanka	Gadha
11	Padmanabha	Padma	Chakra	Gadha	Shanka
12	Damodar	Shanka	Gadha	Chakra	Padma
13	Sankarshna	Shanka	Padma	Chakra	Gadha
14	Vasudeva	Shanka	Chakra	Padma	Gadha
15	Pradyumna	Shanka	Gadha	Padma	Chakra
16	Aniruddha	Gadha	Shanka	Padma	Chakra
17	Purushottam	Padma	Gadha	Shanka	Chakra
18	Adokshaja	Gadha	Shanka	Chakra	Padma
19	Narasimha	Padma	Gadha	Shanka	Chakra
20	Achuta	Padma	Chakra	Shanka	Gadha
21	Janardhana	Chakra	Shanka	Gadha	Padma
22	Upendra	Gadha	Chakra	Padma	Shanka
23	Hari	Chakra	Padma	Gadha	Shanka
24	Krishna	Gadha	Padma	Chakra	Shanka

4 ayudhas depict 4 purusharthas – Dharma Artha Kama Moksha

• Chakra represents dharma vrddhi, adharma nasha. Abhimani devathe of chakra is Durga, who is kalamanini/tamomanini and Pradymuna. The disc stands for the terrible weapon which destroys the evil and protects the righteous. It symbolizes the light bearing sun which illuminates and removes darkness. It also stands for higher consciousness (sat-buddhi) which destroys all illusions, and to follow Dharma.
• Shankha represents Artha, Lakshmi sanidhana, Sampathkara. Vibrations of Shankha removes negative energy. Abhimani devathe of shanka is Aniruddha. The conch stands for the five elements, the sound of AUM, Shaligrama, Goddess Lakshmi, the waters, purity and perfection, and finally for jnana prapthi (Knowledge).
• Gadhe represents Indirya smayama, controls Desire. Abimani devathe of gadha is Vaayu. The mace represents the power of knowledge, and symbolizes to get control over desires.
• Padma represents shanti, moksha, jnana vrddhi. Abimani devathe of Padma is Lakshmi. The lotus symbolizes beauty, harmony, creation, self-realization (moksha).

Bhagavad roopas in shanka:

Shanke Chandrarkabhyam Namaha
Madhye Varunaya Namaha
Prushte Prajapathaye namaha
Agre Ganga Saraswathibhyam Namaha
Shanke Devathantharyami Sri Lakshminarayanaaya namaha

No.	Lord’s Name	Lakshmi’s Name	Color of Lord	Tattvas (Elements)
1	Keshava	Sri	Gold (Yellow)	Aakasha (Sky/ Space)
2	Narayana	Lakshmi	White	Vayu (Air/Gas)
3	Madhava	Kamala	Black	Vahni (Fire/Light)
4	Govinda	Padma	Spatika (Crystal white)	Apa (Water)
5	Vishnu	Padmini	Padma Kesar (Yellow)	Prithvi (Earth)
6	Madhusudhana	Kamalalaya	Red	Shabdha (Sound)
7	Trivikrama	Rama	Fire (Red)	Sparsha (Touch)
8	Vamana	Vrushaakapi	Rising Sun (Red)	Roopa (Sight/Light)
9	Sridhara	Dhanya	White	Rasa (Taste)
10	Hrishikesha	Vruddhi	Lightning (White)	Gandha (Smell)
11	Padmanabha	Yagna	Black	Vaak (Speech)
12	Damodhara	Indira	Red	Paani (Hand)
13	Sankarshana	Hiranya	Red	Paadha (Legs)
14	Vasudeva	Harani	White	Payu (Excretory Organs)
15	Pradyumna	Sathya	Gold (Yellow)	Upastha (Reproductory organs)
16	Anirudha	Nitya	Black	Shrotha (Ear)
17	Purushothama	Nanda	Spatika (Crystal White)	Tvak (Skin)
18	Adokshaja	Treya	Black	Netra (Eye)
19	Narashima	Sukha	Gold (Yellow)	Jihva (Tongue)
20	Achyuta	Sugandha	Yellow	Ghran (Nose)
21	Janardhana	Sundari	Red	Manas
22	Upendra	Vidya	Black	Buddhi
23	Hari	Sushila	Yellow	Ahankara
24	Krishna	Sulakshana	Black	Prakruti (Chitt)

1-5: Panch Bootha, 6-10: Panch-Tanmātrās or Panch-Vishays, or Panch Prāns, 11-15: Pancha Karma-Indriyas), 16-20: Panch Gnana Indriyas, 21-24: Antahkarana (Four intellectual systems or functional operating units).

24 Roopas associated with different waterbodies of karmabhoomi (India), Except for the Vasudevadi four roopas.

Keshava	Pinakani	Sankarshna
Narayan	Godavari	Vasudeva
Madhava	Ganga	Pradyumna
Govinda	Vapi	Aniruddha
Vishnu	Narmada	Purushottama	Pushkarani
Madhusudan	Manasa	Adokshaja	Swami Pushkarani
Trivikram	Kumudavati	Narasimha	BhavaNashani
Vaman	Chandrapushkarani	Achuta	Tataka
Shridhar	Bhimarathi	Janardhana	Malahari
Hrishikesh	Sarovara	Upendra	Devakatha
Padmanabha	Saraswati	Hari	Kalindi
Damodar	Saritha	Krishna	Krishnaveni

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Order of weapons used by Narayana is changed in bhagavad roopas according to the purusharthas required/desired by bhaktas  in the situation.

pInav+RuttA – arms that is muscular by nature and is rounded and has only the job of protecting the universe

Hari – hariti iti harihi – He who removes all flaws and protects us .

The four arms of the Lord wear the conch, discus, mace and the lotus and are round and full. Their main task is to protect the world always. Such arms should always be remembered.