Hare Krishna! The Double Chackra
Chackra is a strategic weapon which allows the military phalanx to break into the inner section of the enemy’s army where the King or prince of the opposing army would be located. These wheels or chackras were protecting the marks men (precision archers) from the arrows of opposing army. When the marks-man got in the range of 100 meters from the King or prince, he was in the proper distance to shoot. The chackras were all around the marks-man to deflect the arrows aimed at marks-man while he was approaching the King or the main general. Thousands of years ago in Vedic India the Kings and princes were powerful warriors called maha-rathis and if during the war they got killed by the opposing army, the war was over.
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