Narayanastra - The Divine Weapon Of Vishnu Used In Mahabharata

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Narayanastra - Vishnu's Divine Weapon

Narayanasatra is a weapon of Lord Vishnu in his form of Narayana. The Narayanasatra when summoned fired millions of deadly missiles simultaneously. The Narayanasatra can not target over a single person, instead it destroys anything and everything that comes in front of it. It is said that the intensity and destructions caused by this Astra only increases if it is met resistance of any kind. Therefore, trying to counter the weapon only causes it to aggravate and cause more destruction than it normally would. Therefore, it is often referred to as one of the six ‘Mantramukta’ that cannot be resisted. The only way to defend this Astra is to show complete submission to the Astra. Before the Astra targets a being in front of it, a complete surrender and submission towards the Astra with devotion is the only thing that can calm and eventually nullify the effect of the Astra. Nothing else can stop the astra from causing destruction or spare its target. It is also said that it could be used only once in a war; if one tried to use it twice, it would devour the user's own army.

There is only one story of the use of Narayanasatra in the Hindu scriptures.

On hearing how his father died, an enraged Ashwatthama unleased the powerful Narayanastra. The earth shook, the sky seemed to catch fire and a malefic star hung over the Pandava army as an inferno. Thousands of flames and missiles flash down from the Astra. A hundred thousand arrows whistle down from that Ayudha every moment, reaping as many lives.

Krishna on the other hands screams and roars, informing the Pandava army that the narayanastra grows fiercer when it is resisted. He demanded everyone to Lay down their weapons and prostrate themselves before Vishnu’s Astra. Worship the Astra and it will grow mild. Krishna’s word flashes across Kurukshetra. In moments, every Pandava soldier has flung his weapons down and lies flat on his face before the apocalypse in the sky. At once, the astra grows quiet, it dims itself at being worshipped.

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