Pashupatastra

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astra celestial weapon mythological object

Pashupatastra is a legendary and immensely destructive celestial weapon in Hindu mythology, associated with Lord Shiva and capable of annihilating entire worlds.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astra ⓘ celestial weapon ⓘ mythological object ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Mahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudra NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
canBeInvokedBy	bow ⓘ chanting mantras ⓘ eye ⓘ thought ⓘ
capableOf	annihilating entire worlds ⓘ defeating any weapon ⓘ destroying all creation ⓘ
conditionOfUse	must be used only in extreme necessity ⓘ must not be used against lesser foes ⓘ must not be used frivolously ⓘ
consequenceOfMisuse	cosmic devastation ⓘ destruction of the wielder ⓘ
describedAs	immensely destructive weapon ⓘ
domain	Hindu mythology ⓘ
etymology	derived from Pashupati, an epithet of Shiva ⓘ
grantedBy	Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedTo	Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Indrajit NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Brahmastra NERFINISHED ⓘ Narayanastra NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashupati NERFINISHED ⓘ Trishula NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
requires	Shiva’s grace ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ strict penance ⓘ
symbolism	cosmic dissolution ⓘ divine wrath ⓘ ultimate destructive power of Shiva ⓘ
weaponType	personal weapon of Shiva ⓘ
wielder	Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashwatthama NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ Drona NERFINISHED ⓘ Indrajit NERFINISHED ⓘ Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshmana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Dhananjaya → divineWeapon → Pashupatastra ⓘ