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The strike of the Brahmastra astra will eventually destroy everything. [citation needed] When Ashwatthama hurled the Brahmashtra against Arjuna, the Pandava countered by invoking the same weapon; to prevent widespread destruction, Narada and Vyasa stood between the two astras, ordering the two warriors
Shiva, and his wife, Parvati, offered their darshana to Arjuna, and blessed him with the Pashupatastra. [7]Pashupatastra is considered indestructible and can destroy any creation, but its use is prohibited against mortals.
Thought to be superior to the Brahmastra, the Brahmashirastra causes chain reactions of massive explosions and waves to annihilate any desired entity of the universe or even the universe itself. The weapon manifests with the four heads of Brahma as its tip.
Brahmastra - Described in a number of the Puranas, it was considered one of the deadliest weapons,which can even destroy the world. It was said that when the Brahmastra was discharged,it was impossible to stop it until and unless you have its counterattack astra. Aindrastra (Indraastra)- Would bring about a rain of arrows from the sky.
Ashwatthama, believing his time had come, invoked the Brahmastra against the Pandavas from a tiny blade of grass to fulfill the oath of killing them. Krishna told Arjuna to fire his own Brahmastra as an anti-weapon against Ashwatthama to defend themselves. Vyasa intervened and prevented the destructive weapons from clashing against each other.
It is thought that the Brahmashirsha astra is an evolved version of the Brahmastra and a secret infallible weapon created by Brahma to be four times stronger than the Brahmastra. The Mahabharata reports that the weapon manifests with the four heads of Brahma on its tip.
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Drona used the Brahmastra, celestial powerful weapons against the Pandava's common foot-soldiers. This was looked down upon as it improper to use such weapons against those who are unacquainted with its use. Drona's overarching actions during the war are portrayed differently. When he became commander-in-chief, the rules of war were averted.