Concept

Brahmastra

ब्रह्मास्त्रBrahmāstra

verses
157
books
14
chapters
95

What the texts say

The Brahmastra (Brahmāstra) is a supreme divine weapon, which the Padma Purana says the god Brahma bestowed. Padma Purana 2.110.18Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.166.13 In the Ramayana, Hanuman recalls that Brahma's mantras empowered the Brahmastra, and remembers Brahma's boon to him. Ramayana 5.48.40 In the Mahabharata, Karna says he won it from his teacher Parashurama by posing as a Brahmin, and was cursed to forget it when needed. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 5.61.2Mahabharata 12.3.30 Later in the same epic, Ashvatthama, Drona's son, looses it to destroy the Pandavas' unborn heir. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.213Mahabharata 14.67.16 The Mahabharata then tells how Krishna withdraws it, and says the child will attain a long life. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 14.69.16Mahabharata 10.16.8

Where to read

Every verse that names Brahmastra, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    61 verses · 39 chapters

    All 61 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 90 verses

    • 1.154.13

      Drona bahut khush hua. Usne Ram se Brahmastra pa liya jo sabse bada tha. Ab woh logon mein sabse aage nikal gaya.

    • 1.155.22

      Woh brahm gyaan mein sabse bada hai. Brahmastra mein bhi koi uske barabar nahi. Isliye Drona ne mujhe dosti mein jhagda hote hue hara diya.

    • 1.181.20

      Mere guru ne mujhe Brahma aur Indra ke astra sikhaye hain. Aaj main tumhe haraane aaya hoon. Himmat rakhna.

  2. Ramayana

    27 verses · 12 chapters

    All 27 verses in the Ramayana
    • 5.67.12

      Usne darbha ki ghaas uthaayi. Usme Brahma astra ka prayog kiya. Woh aag ki tarah jalne lagi, jaise kalyug ki aag ho. Woh seedha us pakshi ke taraf gayi.

    • 1.27.4

      Hey Raghav, main tumhe Dand Chakra de raha hoon, yeh bada astra hai. Phir Dharam Chakra, Kaal Chakra aur Vishnu ka chakra bhi de raha hoon, yeh bahut tez hai. Indra ka astra bhi de raha hoon. Hey veer, Vajra astra, Shiv ka trishul…

    • 1.56.13

      Brahma ke beta Vashishth ne apni laathi se saari hathiyaar pee gaye. Jab woh shaant ho gaye, tab Gadhi ke beta Vishwamitra ne Brahmastra chala diya.

  3. Skanda Purana

    26 verses · 14 chapters

    All 26 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.1.29.12

      Woh bahut taakatwala tha, Mandhatri putra, duniya jeetne wala. Usne dhanush uthaya aur Brahmastra chalane laga Taaraka daanav ke upar.

    • 1.2.19.4

      Dekho, deviyon ne dus crore dushman maare hain. Woh bahut taakatwar the, jeetna mushkil tha. Ab jaldi se Brahmastra chhodo. Yeh astra sab dusre astra rok deta hai.

    • 1.2.20.31

      Usne jaldi se Brahma astra istemal kiya jo sab astra rok sakta hai. Usse woh bhayanak Raudra astra shant ho gaya jo sabko dara raha tha.

  4. Padma Purana

    12 verses · 7 chapters

    • 2.110.18

      Brahma ne apna astra diya. Varun ne apna behtareen phanda diya. Ek shankh bhi mila jo chaand ki tarah chamakta tha aur jiska shubh awaaz tha.

    • 5.36.31

      Phir terahve din Aksh aur dusron ke saath yuddh shuru hua. Chaudahve din Brahmastra se us bandh diya gaya, jo Shakrajit ne chalaya tha.

    • 5.45.47

      Tab raja Viramani bada gussa ho gaya. Usne Brahmastra utha liya, jo dushman ko jala deta hai. Yeh badi ajab cheez thi.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Brahmastra matters most.

  1. Token of Recognition and the Crow-Brahmāstra Episode

    Ramayana 5.67 · 1 verse

    Dharma-bound divine missile

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