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The asura was the recipient of a boon whereby he could not be killed by any weapon that was known till the date of his receiving the boon, and additionally, that no weapon made of wood or metal could harm him. [11] Indra, who had lost all hope of recovering his kingdom is said to have approached Shiva, who could not help him.
Trident of Madhu – It was given as a boon by Shiva to Madhu, a Rakshasa. Then he gave it to his son Lavanasura. It was a very powerful weapon. It destroys anyone who directly fights with its master. Trishula – The trident of Shiva, stylized by some as used as a missile weapon and often included a crossed stabilizer to facilitate flight when ...
The hair on the demon's body and his beard and moustache were the colour of melted copper, and his eyes were piercing like the midday sun. He appeared unconquerable as if holding the three worlds on the points of his blazing trident. Dancing and shouting with a loud voice, he made the entire surface of the earth tremble as if from an earthquake.
The weapon is also known as the coiling dragon staff, originally panlong gun (Chinese: 蟠龍棍; pinyin: pánlónggùn; Jyutping: faan4 lung4 gwan3). A more complicated version of the two section staff , the staves can be spun to gather momentum resulting in a powerful strike, or their articulation can be used to strike over or around a shield ...
Vaishnavastra - The most powerful weapon of Lord Vishnu - capable of destroying hurled against anything. It is fastest astra. Both vaishnavastra and narayanastra are same but narayanastra can hit many targets this is for single target. Varunastra - A water weapon (a storm) according to the Indian scriptures, incepted by Varuna. In stories it is ...
There were several types of dangpa, such as the iron cheolpa (철파, 鐵鈀) and the wooden mokpa (목파, 木鈀). The two outer teeth of the cheolpa would be slightly curved outward. The teeth of the mokpa were made of wood, but covered with iron. The middle tine would always be slightly longer than the two other tips.
A macuahuitl ([maːˈkʷawit͡ɬ]) is a weapon, a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language and means "hand-wood". [2] Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades traditionally made from obsidian, which is capable of producing an edge sharper than high quality steel razor blades. The ...
Guard of lord Shiva — Bhringi, holding a Khatvanga, Kadile Papahareshwar Temple at Nirmala, Telangana, India. In Hinduism, Shiva-Rudra carried the khatvāṅga as a staff weapon and are thus referred to as khatvāṅgīs. Author Robert Beer says, "In Hinduism the khatvanga is an emblem or weapon of Shiva, and is variously described as a skull ...