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The Brahmastra (IAST: Brahmāstra) is an astra (weapon) that is one of the most destructive, powerful, and irresistible weapons mentioned in Hinduism. [ citation needed ] Only Parashurama , Rama , Meghanada , Bhishma , Drona , Karna , Ashwatthama , Arjuna , and Lakshmana possessed the knowledge to invoke this weapon.
Rama shot arrows and knocked off each of Ravana's ten heads, but new ones grew immediately. The new heads doubled Ravana's strength. Finally, Rama fired the arrow of Brahma that had been imparted to him by Agastya, a sage and heavenly historian, while Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana were exiled in Dandaka Forest. The arrow of Brahma burst Ravana's ...
The exile of Rama is an event featured in the Ramayana, [1] [2] [a] and is an important period in the life of Rama. In the epic, Rama is exiled by his father, Dasharatha , under the urging of his step-mother Kaikeyi , accompanied by his wife Sita and half-brother Lakshmana for 14 years. [ 3 ]
An enraged Rama, at the behest of Sita, picks a blade of grass and unleashes the divine weapon Brahmastra out of it on the crow, who flees in fear. The crow flies across the universe, but the weapon follows. Turned back by Indra, Brahma, Shiva, and various rishis (sages), the crow takes refuge in Rama, and surrenders to him. The son of Indra ...
Rama: He was 7th Avatar of Lord Vishnu. Rama was an extremely powerful warrior and had knowledge of usage of many celestial astras. Rama single-handedly slayed the 14,000 demon hordes of Khara (in one hour, in the Ramayana), the demons Maricha and Subahu, Ravana's chief commander Prahasta and is responsible for the ultimate killing of Ravana ...
An astra (Sanskrit: अस्त्र) is a supernatural weapon in Hindu epics.It is presided over by a specific deity and imbued with spiritual and occult powers. The term came to denote any weapon that was released from the hand (such as an arrow), compared to holding it (such as a sword).
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.
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.