Most powerful, infallible, flies at the command of Vishnu. The entire sky seemed to be filled with noise and assumed a terrible aspect with flames of fire. As described in the sastra, a Brahmastra is an astra, or celestial weapon created by Lord Brahma. The Kavach lost its spiritual strength due to the powerful strike by Rudra Astra and Arjuna’s grip on his Gandhiva Bow was lost to some extent.These weapons are as divine as Shiva Himself.
Indra then brought together all the waters of the holy rivers to Naimisha Forest, thereby allowing the sage to have his wish fulfilled without a further loss of time. The bearer of the weapon is called Astradhari (Sanskrit: अस्त्रधारी). In Tamil, the Sudarshana Chakra is also known as Chakkrath Azhwar (translated as Ring/Circlet of God).The legendary disc, Sudarshana Chakra was gifted to Lord Vishnu by Lord Shiva. The asura was the recipient of a boon whereby he could not be killed by any weapon that was known till the date of his receiving the boon and additionally that no weapon made of wood or metal could harm him. In Mahabharata; only Arjuna and in Ramayana; sage Vishvamitra and Meghanada possessed Pashupatastra. It is one of the six ‘Mantramukta’ weapons that cannot be resisted.Ashwathama, a warrior-hero in the epic Mahabharata unleashes this weapon on the Pandava forces after the death of Drona. Indra, who had lost all hope of recovering his kingdom was said to have approached Shiva who could not help him.Indra along with Shiva and Brahma went to seek the aid of Vishnu. It is thought that the Brahmashirsha astra is the evolution of the Brahmastra, and showered a shower of meteors to annihilate the enemy. It will not rain for 12 years in that area and everything including metal and earth becomes poisoned.The Rudra Astra is one of the foremost devasting weapons at Shiva’s disposal.Considered as the powerful weapon, it accommodates the power of one of the Eleven Rudras, the terrible energies of Shiva.
When discharged, all nature including trees, oceans, and animals tremble, and the sky surrounds with flame, glaciers melt and mountains shatter with copious noise all around.When struck, it causes complete destruction to each and every resource of that area, further not a single blade of grass will ever grow in that area.
This weapon can be invoked into any object, even to a blade of grass.In Mahabharata, it is explained that when this weapon is invoked, “It blazes up with terrible flames within a huge sphere of fire. 1.
Vishnu revealed to Indra that only the weapon made from the bones of Dadhichi would defeat Vritra. Astra is a recurring weapon in the Fire Emblem series, first appearing as a Lance in Fire Emblem Gaiden.
Later, it came to denote any hand-carried weapon. These weapons are all created by Lord Brahma, except for brahmanda-astra.It is termed as a fiery weapon that creates a fierce fireball blazing up with terrible flames and countless horrendous thunder flashes.
Indra and the other deva therefore approached the sage, whom Indra had once beheaded, and asked him for his aid in defeating Vritra. It is thought that the Brahmashirsha astra is the evolution of the Brahmastra, and showered a shower of meteors to annihilate the enemy. Weapon is a noun according to parts of speech.
However, he was not killed as Krishna and his brothers restrain him at the right time.In Mahabharata only Lord Krishna, Drona and Aswathama possessed the Narayanastra.A Vajra is a weapon used as a ritual object to symbolize both the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force); the Sanskrit word having both meanings.The vajra is essentially a type of club with a ribbed spherical head. The strike of Brahmastra will eventually destroy everything.The Narayanastra (Sanskrit: नारायणास्त्र, romanized: nārāyaṇastra) (or Narainastra) was the personal weapon of Lord Vishnu in his Narayana form.
The weapon of Indra was created by the bones donated by sage Dadhichi, as tribute to his sacrifice.
While in the Rigveda the Chakra was Vishnu’s symbol as the wheel of time, by the late period Sudarshana Chakra emerged as an ayudhapurusha (anthropomorphic form), as a fierce form of Vishnu, used for the destruction of an enemy. It is said that Arjuna possessed almost all Astras except Narayanastra.The Sudarshana Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र) is a spinning, disk-like weapon, literally meaning “disk of auspicious vision,” having 108 serrated edges used by the Hindu god Vishnu. This weapon in turn fires a powerful tirade of millions of deadly missiles simultaneously. Everybody does the same and survives.When targeted, the Pandava hero Bhima refuses to surrender, thinking it an act of cowardice, and attacks the downpour of fiery arrows.
The Sudarshana Chakra is generally portrayed on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu, who also holds a shankha (conch shell), a Gada (mace) and a padma (lotus). The weapon manifests with the four heads of Lord Brahma as its tip. In Fire Emblem Awakening, this weapon was changed to a Bow. Agneya-Wikipedia The Narayana weapon concentrates its shower on him, and he gets steadily exhausted.
Most Powerful Weapon, Infallible, cannot be stopped by anyone, except Lord Shiva himself and Goddess Shakti (consort of lord Shiva in Parvati form). Never to be used against lesser enemies or by lesser warriors, the Pashupatastra is capable of destroying creation and vanquishing all beings. Killing of Ravana Painting by Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi
According to one account, Indra, the king of the deva was once driven out of devaloka by an asura named Vritra.
In Hinduism, an astra (Sanskrit: अस्त्र) was a supernatural weapon, presided over by a specific deity.