The Sudarshana Chakra is typically illustrated on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu, who also holds a Shankha, a Gada, and the Padma. In the Mahabharata, Krishna, identified as Vishnu, uses it as a weapon. For example, he beheads Shishupala with the Sudarshana Chakra at the Rajasuya Yagna of Emperor Yudhishthira.