During the start of the Kurukshetra war, as described in the Bhagavad Gita, the Pandavas and Krishna blew their divine conches to signal their readiness for battle.

The Pandavas and their Conches

PandavaConch NameMentioned In
YudhishthiraAnantavijayaGita Verse 1.16
BhimaPaundraGita Verse 1.15
ArjunaDevadattaGita Verse 1.15
NakulaSughoshaGita Verse 1.16
SahadevaManipushpakaGita Verse 1.16

Other Notable Conches

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