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For questions about Astra (Sanskrit: अस्त्र), a divine/supernatural weapon like Brahmaastra, Trishul, Sudarshana Chakra etc.
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Was the "yawning weapon" used in the Banasura war used on any other occasion in any scripture?
The "yawning weapon", which was used during Banasura war, has to be one of the strangest weapons mentioned in scriptures.
Was it used on any other occasions? …
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Which weapon did a lot of actual damage from a single use?
The big name weapons like Brahmastra are often neutralized by the same or similar weapon. When was the most damage inflicted by a single use of a weapon? …
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Could anybody learn the secrets of celestial weapons? [duplicate]
I think there is some condemnation of Drona the Brahmin for encroaching on the realm of warriors. Is there a prohibition on non-Kshatriyas learning those weapons?
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Which astras can be countered by surrendering to them?
Is there any other weapon besides Narayanastra that can be countered by surrendering to it? …
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Are there instances when Brahma used the Brahmastra?
Siva uses the Pashupatasstra as his ultimate weapon and Vishnu the Vaishnavastra or Narayanastra. … Brahma is not depicted as engaging in war that frequently - but is he known to have used his own weapon, the Brahmastra? …
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Did Vishnu ever use his mace Kaumodaki?
He used the Chakra a lot and also his bow. I can't think of an occasion when he used his mace either as himself or an avatar.
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Does Rig Veda talk about Vishnu using weapons?
There is very little anthropomorphic description of Vishnu in the Rig Veda. He assists Indra in his battles, but it is not clear if he himself is depicted as fighting.
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Was Vasishtha's Brahmadanda a weapon or was it an embodiment of a Brahmin's Tapas?
"danda" just means stick - so it is unlikely that it was a weapon. …
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Is Krishna answering the question "who is the better wielder of weapons" between Arjuna and ...
https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/10/verse/31
पवन: पवतामस्मि राम: शस्त्रभृतामहम् | झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी || 31||
BG 10.31: Amongst purifiers, I am the wind, and amongst wiel …
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Are Itihasas and Puranas the only classes of scripture in which celestial weapons are used?
Ramayana, Mahabharata and many Puranas relate conflicts in which Divyastras like Brahmastra get used.
Do these weapons occur in earlier scriptures like Vedas and Brahmanas or any scriptures written a …
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