Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1: Arjuna's Despair

Bhagavad Gita 1.15

pāñcajanyaṃ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ | pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ ||

Krishna blew Panchajanya, Arjuna blew Devadatta, and Bhima, the wolf-bellied doer of fearsome deeds, blew the great conch Paundra.

Modern context

Each conch has a name, and each warrior is called by a name that tells a story. Krishna is 'lord of the senses' here, a first hint of what he will teach: mastery begins within. The names we give and answer to shape what we expect of ourselves.