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It is considered to be foremost among the bows in Hindu mythology as it was personally created using Lord Shiva's energy. Pushpa Dhanu - The bow of Kama, God of love; made of sugarcane with a string of honeybees. Pushpa Shar - The floral arrows of Kama; Sharanga - the bow of the Hindu God Vishnu; Sharkha - The bow of Krishna, 8th avatar of Vishnu.
According to the Mahabharata, the legendary Gandiva bow was fashioned by Brahma, the creator of the universe, for the noble purpose of safeguarding Dharma.This sacred weapon was then passed on to Lord Shiva, who held it for a millennium before it was entrusted to Brahma for a period of 503 years.
' Vijaya bow '), is a divine bow in Hindu tradition. The bow was crafted by Vishvakarma, the architect of the gods, for Indra as per Hindu mythology. [1]
(Hindu mythology) Imhullu, a wind weapon used by the Assyrian god Marduk to destroy Tiamat, described in the ancient epic of creation Enûma Eliš. (Mesopotamian mythology) Pasha, a supernatural weapon depicted in Hindu iconography. It is used to bind a foe's arms and legs or for hunting animals. (Hindu mythology)
Sharanga (Sanskrit: शारङ्ग, romanized: Śāraṅga) also spelt as Saranga, is the celestial bow of the Hindu god Vishnu, [1] primarily associated with his avatar of Rama. [2] In South India , the Sharanga is also simply known as the Kodanda , literally meaning bow. [ 3 ]
The Pinaka (Sanskrit: पिनाक, pināka) is the celestial bow of the Hindu deity, Shiva.In popular legend, he is believed to have employed this bow in his avatar as Tripurantaka to annihilate the three cities of Mayasura, known as Tripura. [1]
Gandiva – An indestructible bow with 100 strings created by Brahma and later used by Arjuna. Halayudha – A plough used as a weapon by Balarama. Kaladanda – the staff of Death is a special and lethal club used by the God Yama or God of Naraka or Hell in Hindu mythology. It was the ultimate weapon; once fired it would kill anybody before it ...
Tripurantaka is usually portrayed as an archer with four arms, [7] his third (right arm) carrying the trishula, while the fourth (left) holding the damaru, in the other two he holds the pinaka bow releasing the pashupatastra missile on Tripura.