Mahabharata: These powerful weapons were used in the Mahabharata war, know their specialty

News Topical, Digital Desk : The Mahabharata text describes many great warriors. Like these warriors, their weapons were also quite divine. Today we are going to tell you about some such divine weapons used in the war of Mahabharata (Powerful Weapons of Mahabharat), which were used by these warriors.

Arjun's Bow

The name of the bow of Arjuna, the great archer of the Mahabharata war, was Gandiva. Its one twang was enough to create chaos in the battlefield. The specialty of this bow was that no one except Arjuna could lift it. Along with this, the arrows in Arjuna's quiver never got exhausted

Ashwatthama used it

In the Mahabharata war, Narayanastra was used by Ashwatthama, with which he killed thousands of Pandava soldiers in one go. This was a weapon that could shower millions of deadly blows simultaneously. The intensity of this weapon increases according to the resistance of the target. The only way to stop this weapon was to surrender to it.

This weapon was infallible

The powerful weapon called Vasavi Shakti belongs to Lord Indra. Karna was given this weapon by Lord Indra. This weapon was infallible, that is, it never fails. It could be used only once and after that it would return to Lord Indra. Karna used this weapon to kill Bhima's son Ghatotkacha

Brahmastra was extremely powerful

Brahmastra was an extremely powerful weapon, which was created by Lord Brahma. Only a few warriors of Mahabharata knew how to use it. Brahmastra could be used only by the power of mantra and it could be controlled only by divine knowledge.

Ashwatthama used this weapon at the end of the Mahabharata war . The specialty of this weapon is that it can destroy both physical and supernatural obstacles. It is said in the scriptures that only Brahmastra can counter Brahmastra.

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