Concept

梵天法宝

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 梵天法宝, book by book.

    • 1.154.13

      他心中大喜;又从罗摩处得到了至为尊崇的梵天神兵(Brahmāstra),遂在人间卓然超越众人。

    • 1.155.22

      因为他是通晓圣智者中的翘楚,在梵天神兵(Brahmā-astra)上亦无与伦比。因此,德罗那确实在朋友之间生起的争端中击败了我。

    • 1.181.20

      “遵师命,我已精熟梵天之武与普兰达罗之武;今日我立于战场为胜你而来——勇士啊,稳住心神。”

    • 5.67.12

      你从席垫上取起一茎达尔婆草,以梵天神兵(Brahmā-astra)加持其上;它如劫末之火般炽燃,迎面迸发,直向那鸟飞去。

    • 1.27.4

      罗伽婆啊,我将赐你那伟大而天界的“惩罚之轮”。继而,勇士啊,我又授你“法轮”、 “时轮”,以及极其猛烈的“毗湿奴之轮”,并同赐因陀罗之神兵。人中至胜者啊,我亦赐你金刚之武、湿婆至上的三叉戟、梵天首(Brahmaśiras)之兵,以及阿伊希迦(Aiṣīka)之兵,罗伽婆啊。大臂者,我还将那无与伦比的梵天神兵一并授予你。

    • 1.56.13

      婆悉吒——梵天之子——以其杖吞没了那一切兵器。待诸兵皆息,迦提之子(毗湿瓦蜜多罗)便掷出“梵天神箭(Brahmāstra)”。

    • 1.1.29.12

      于是那位无比强大的曼陀多罗之子——征服诸界者——准备诛杀达那婆之主塔罗迦。执弓在手,他举起梵天神兵“梵天箭”(Brahmāstra)。

    • 1.2.19.4

      “当知:诸天已诛灭十俱胝极难战胜之军。速释梵天神兵——梵天之矢(Brahmāstra),能遮止一切他矢。”

    • 1.2.20.31

      他迅疾施展梵天神兵(Brāhma-astra),此为制止一切飞射之兵的对治;凭此,那令诸世界战栗的可怖罗陀罗神兵(Raudra-astra)遂归于寂静。

  1. Padma Purana

    12 verses · 7 chapters

    • 2.110.18

      梵天赐下梵天神箭(Brahmāstra);伐楼那赐其上妙绳索(pāśa)。又有一只法螺(śaṅkha),光辉如月华,其声吉祥。

    • 5.36.31

      然后在第十三日,与阿克沙等人的战斗开始了;在第十四日,猴子(哈奴曼)被因陀罗吉特使用的梵天武器所束缚。

    • 5.45.47

      于是,维拉玛尼王大怒,拿起梵天武器——一种焚烧敌人的惊人导弹。

Key chapters

The chapters where 梵天法宝 matters most.

  1. Token of Recognition and the Crow-Brahmāstra Episode

    Ramayana 5.67 · 1 verse

    Dharma-bound divine missile

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