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Never to be used against lesser enemies or by lesser warriors, the Pashupatastra is capable of destroying creation and vanquishing all beings. In the Mahabharata, only Arjuna and in the Ramayana, only the sage Vishvamitra, sage Parashurama, Indrajit and Rama [2] possessed the Pashupatastra.
Pashupata-sutra (IAST: Pāśupatasūtra) is a Sanskrit-language text regarded as revelation by the Pashupata Shaivite sect of ancient India. [1] Dated between 400 and 550 CE, [2] it is the earliest surviving text of the Pashupatas. [1]
Pashupatastra: Shiva: One of the most powerful astras. Every time it was summoned, its head was different. It summons monsters and a huge spirit which personifies the weapon. It can destroy any target, irrespective of its nature. This astra could destroy the world. In Dvapara Yuga, only Arjuna possessed Pashupatastra. [47]
Pashupata Shaivism was a devotional and ascetic movement.[5] [10] Pashu in Pashupati refers to the effect (or created world), the word designates that which is dependent on something ulterior.
Arjuna fights with the Kirata-Shiva. The Kirātārjunīya predominantly features the Vīra rasa, or the mood of valour. [3] [4] It expands upon a minor episode in the Vana Parva ("Book of the Forest") of the Mahabharata: While the Pandavas are exiled in the forest, Draupadi and Bhima incite Yudhishthira to declare war with the Kauravas, while he does not relent.
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