The most deadliest ancient Indian weapons !


Hello friends, today I am sharing a list of the most deadliest weapons of ancient India, authority to use any of these weapons can be gained by doing tapasya of the presiding deity. Let me know if any correction is needed in the list of weapons or any other weapon can be added.




Aindra astra:
 Presiding Deity: Indra, the god of weather
 Weapon's Effect: Would bring about a shower of arrows from the sky.

Agneya astra: 
Presiding Deity: Agni, the god of fire
 Weapon's Effect:
The weapon discharged would emit flames inextinguishable through normal means.

Varuna astra:
 Presiding Deity: Varuna, the god of water
 Weapon's Effect: The weapon discharged would release torrential volumes of water. This weapon is commonly mentioned as used to counter the Agneyastra.

Naga astra:
 Presiding Deity: The Nagas
 Weapon's Effect: The weapon would have an unerring aim and take on the form of a snake, proving deadly upon impact.

Naga paasha:
 Presiding Deity: The Nagas
 Weapon's Effect: Upon impact, this weapon would bind the target in coils of living venomous snakes. In the Ramayana, it was used against Lord Rama and Lakshmana by Indrajit.

Vayu astra:
 Presiding Deity: Vayu, the god of wind
 Weapon's Effect: Bring about a gale capable of lifting armies off the ground.

Surya astra:
 Presiding Deity: Surya, the sun god
 Weapon's Effect: Create a dazzling light that would dispel any darkness about.

Vajra astra:
 Presiding Deity: Indra
 Weapon's Effect: Target would be struck with bolts of lightning (vajra referring to Indra's thunderbolt).

Mohini astra:
 Presiding Deity: Mohini, Visnu avatar
 Weapon's Effect: Dispel any form of maya or sorcery in the vicinity.

Twashtar astra:
 Presiding Deity: Twashtri, the heavenly builder
 Weapon's Effect: When used against a group of opponents (such as an army), would cause them to mistake each other for enemies and fight each other.

Sammohana/ Pramohana astra:
 Presiding Deity: ?
 Weapon's Effect: Would cause entire hosts/armies to collapse in a trance.

Parvata astra:
 Presiding Deity: ?
 Weapon's Effect: Would cause a Parvata/mountain to fall on the target from the skies.

Brahmaastra:
 Presiding Deity: Brahma, the Creator
 Weapon's Effect: Would destroy entire hosts at once. Could also counter most other astras.

Brahmasirsha astra:
 Presiding Deity: Brahma, the Creator
 Weapon's Effect: Capable of killing devas. Was used by Ashwatthama on Parikshit.

Narayana astra:
 Presiding Deity: Visnu, the Preserver
 Weapon's Effect: Would create showers of arrows and discs. The astra's power would increase with the resistance offered to it. This weapon had to be obtained from Vishnu directly, and could be used only once.

Vaishnava astra:
 Presiding Deity: Visnu, the Preserver
 Weapon's Effect: Would destroy target completely, irrespective of target's nature. Infallible. This weapon had to be obtained from Vishnu directly.

Pashupata astra:
 Presiding Deity: Shiva, the Destroyer
 Weapon's Effect: Would destroy target completely, irrespective of target's nature. Infallible. This weapon had to be obtained from Shiva directly.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

you forgot the shakti one. the one that karna uses to kill bhimas son Gatorgach (I think i spelled that wrong)

Kamat said...

Great Information!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I am Proud as an Indian... Thanks for the information

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Anonymous said...

if these weapons were still here in todays world,then what happen ?

Anonymous said...

any way to get these weapon ?

Unknown said...

I m indian. I dont like my country politics n the way it is going.but i respect my indias culture n specially its epic history. Idont want to wast time on proving it as nuclear or something other.but i believe that in Mahabharata time such weapons exist that can cause damage that is out of our imagination. Idont want to make people to believe this but i believe in it. I respect the epic history of india.i believe. Thats it....

Anonymous said...

There are totally 50 Astras mentioned in the Ramayana, Also 50 counter astras too to counter act the effect of the first 50 astras. All these astras have their own individual personalities and are not just inanimate weapons. It is in the Balakanda (1 section) of Valmiki or Arsha Ramayana.

Anonymous said...

" Vasavi Shakti " Astra : At this point in the battle, being badly beaten by Ghatotkacha's attacks, the Kaurava leader Duryodhana appealed to Karna to use his divine weapon called the " Vasavi Shakti ".
The Vasavi Shakti had been granted to Karna by the god Indra, but under the condition that Karna could only use it once. Karna had been saving it for his battle with Arjuna,
but realized he had no choice and hurled the weapon at Ghatotkacha. Mortally wounded, Ghatotkacha flew into the air and caused his body to grow to a gigantic size,
so when he fell to the ground he crushed one akshauhini of the Kaurava army. [4] After his death Krishna was glad Karna no longer had Vasavi Sakthi to use against Arjuna.

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