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	In [[Hindu mythology]], the '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa\|नारायणास्त्रम्\|lit=Celestial missile of Narayana\|translit={{IAST\|nārāyaṇāstram}}}}) is an [[Astra (weapon)\|astra]], a celestial missile, affiliated to the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity, [[Vishnu]], in his form of [[Narayana]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Narayanastra, Narayana-astra, Nārāyaṇāstra: 6 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narayanastra \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>		In [[Hindu mythology]], the '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa\|नारायणास्त्रम्\|lit=Celestial missile of Narayana\|translit={{IAST\|nārāyaṇāstram}}}}) is an [[Astra (weapon)\|astra]], a celestial missile, affiliated to the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity, [[Vishnu]], in his form of [[Narayana]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Narayanastra, Narayana-astra, Nārāyaṇāstra: 6 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narayanastra \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>

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	~~The~~ '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa\|~~नारायणास्त्र~~\|translit={{IAST\|~~nārāyaṇastra~~}}}}) (~~or Narainastra~~) ~~was~~ the ~~personal weapon of Lord~~ [[~~Vishnu~~]] ~~in his~~ [[~~Narayana~~]] form~~. This~~ [[~~Astra (weapon)\|astra~~]] ~~("weapon" in Sanskrit) fired a volley of millions of deadly missiles simultaneously, the intensity of which rises in proportion to the resistance of the target~~.<ref>{{Cite ~~book~~\|last=~~Menon\|first=Ramesh\|url=https://books~~.~~google~~.~~com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC&q=narayanastra&pg=PA353\|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering~~\|date=~~2006\|publisher=iUniverse\|isbn=978~~-0-~~595-40188-8~~\|~~pages~~=~~352–6\|language=en}}</ref> The only way to defend against the narayanastra was therefore to show total submission before the missiles hit~~, ~~which would cause them to stop and spare the target. It was one of the six 'Mantramukta' weapons that could not be resisted.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Oppert\|first1=Gustav Salomon~~\|url=https://~~archive~~.org/~~details~~/~~onweaponsarmyor00oppegoog~~\|~~title~~=~~On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims of the Ancient Hindus: With Special Reference to Gunpowder and Firearms~~\|~~publisher~~=~~Higginbotham~~\|~~year~~=~~1880~~}}</ref~~> It was also said that it could be used only once in a war; if one tried to use it twice, it would devour the user's own army.<ref name=":0" /~~>		[[File:Ashwatthama uses Narayanastra.jpg\|thumb\|Ashvatthama uses the Narayanastra]]
			In [[Hindu mythology]], the '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa\|नारायणास्त्रम्\|lit=Celestial missile of Narayana\|translit={{IAST\|nārāyaṇāstram}}}}) is an [[Astra (weapon)\|astra]], a celestial missile, affiliated to the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity, [[Vishnu]], in his form of [[Narayana]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Narayanastra, Narayana-astra, Nārāyaṇāstra: 6 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narayanastra \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	[[~~Ashwathama~~]], ~~a warrior~~ in the ~~epic [[Mahabharata]], came into possession~~ of ~~it and used it against~~ the ~~[[Pandava]] forces~~.<ref ~~name=":0"~~>{{Cite book\|last=~~Sarkar~~\|first=~~Rabindra Nath~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~8G03cs7AVhgC~~&q=~~Narayanastra~~\|title=~~An Episodic Interpretation of the~~ Mahabharata\|date=~~1989~~\|publisher=~~Atlantic Publishers & Distri~~\|language=en}}</ref> ~~Lord [[Krishna]]~~, ~~an [[avatar]] of Vishnu~~, ~~told~~ the ~~Pandavas and their warriors~~ to ~~drop their weapons~~ and ~~lie down on~~ the ~~ground if they wished to survive~~ the ~~astra~~.{{~~Citation needed~~\|~~date~~=~~May 2020~~}} ~~When~~ it ~~was~~ used~~, Ekadasha (Eleven) [[Rudras]] appeared~~ in ~~the sky to destroy the Pandavas. Millions of weapons such as Chakras, [[Gada (mace)\|Gadhas]], and ultra-sharp arrows appeared and moved to destroy them~~; ~~all those who resisted were killed. Shri Krishna, who knew how~~ to ~~stop the Narayanastra~~, ~~advised~~ the ~~Pandavas and their~~ army ~~to immediately drop their weapons and utterly surrender to the great astra of Lord Vishnu~~.~~{{Citation needed\|date~~=~~May 2020}}~~		== Description ==
			This [[Astra (weapon)\|astra]] ("celestial weapon" in Sanskrit) fires a volley of millions of deadly missiles simultaneously, the intensity of which rises in proportion to the resistance of the target.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Menon\|first=Ramesh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC&q=narayanastra&pg=PA353\|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering\|date=2006\|publisher=iUniverse\|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8\|pages=352–6\|language=en}}</ref> The only way to defend against the Narayanastra is, therefore, to show total submission before the missiles hit, which would cause them to stop and spare the target. It is one of the six 'Mantramukta' weapons that cannot be resisted.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Oppert\|first1=Gustav Salomon\|url=https://archive.org/details/onweaponsarmyor00oppegoog\|title=On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims of the Ancient Hindus: With Special Reference to Gunpowder and Firearms\|publisher=Higginbotham\|year=1880}}</ref> It was also said that it could be used only once in a war; if one tried to use it twice, it would devour the user's own army.<ref name=":0" />

	When targeted, the Pandava hero [[Bhima]] refused to surrender, considering it an act of cowardice, and attacked the downpour of fiery arrows. The Narayana weapon concentrated its shower on him, and he gradually became exhausted. However, he was not killed as Krishna and his brothers eventually restrained him.{{Citation needed\|date=~~May 2020}}~~		== Literature ==

	In [[~~Ramayana~~]], ~~only Indrajit~~ (~~Meghnad~~) ~~possessed this weapon~~.~~He used~~ the ~~weapon in his~~ last ~~fight against Lakshman but~~ the ~~astra~~ refused to ~~harm Adi Shesha~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.~~valmikiramayan~~.~~net~~/~~utf8~~/~~baala~~/~~sarga56~~/~~bala_56_frame~~.~~htm~~\|~~title~~ = ~~Valmiki Ramayana~~ - ~~Baala Kanda~~ - ~~Sarga 56~~ }}</ref>		=== Mahabharata ===
			[[File:Lord Krishna dragging Bhima.jpg\|alt=After the death of Dronacharya, his son Ashwathama used Narayanashtra against Pandava forces. Lord Krishna advised the Pandavas to immediately drop their weapons and utterly surrender to the great astra of Lord Vishnu to stop the Narayanastra but Bhima refused to surrender. Then Krishna and Arjun began forcibly to take off all weapons from Bhima and to dragg him down from his chariot.\|thumb\|Lord Krishna dragging Bhima from his chariot for saving him from the Narayanastra]]
			[[Ashwathama\|Ashvatthama]], a warrior in the epic [[Mahabharata]], came into the possession of the astra, and used it against the [[Pandava]] forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=Sarkar\|first=Rabindra Nath\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8G03cs7AVhgC&q=Narayanastra\|title=An Episodic Interpretation of the Mahabharata\|date=1989\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri\|language=en}}</ref> When it was used, the Ekadasha (Eleven) [[Rudras]] appeared in the sky to destroy the Pandavas. Millions of weapons such as [[Chakram\|chakras]], [[Gada (mace)\|gadas]], and ultra-sharp arrows appeared and moved to destroy them; all those who resisted were killed. [[Krishna]], who knew how to stop the Narayanastra, advised the Pandavas and their army to immediately drop their weapons and utterly surrender to the great astra of Vishnu.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Narain \|first=Laxmi \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJpEEAAAQBAJ&dq=krishna+narayanastra&pg=PT322 \|title=KRISHNACHARITAM: The Essence of Life \|date=2021-09-24 \|publisher=Notion Press \|isbn=978-1-68523-405-8 \|pages=322 \|language=en}}</ref>
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			When targeted, the Pandava [[Bhima]] refused to surrender, considering it an act of cowardice, and attacked the downpour of fiery arrows. The Narayana weapon concentrated its shower on him, and he gradually became exhausted. However, he was not killed, as Krishna and his brothers eventually restrained him.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2019-01-28 \|title=Story of Bhīma \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241471.html \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref> According to original text of Mahabharat written by Maharshi Ved Vyasa when Bhima refused to surrender to the great astra of Lord Vishnu to stop the Narayanastra. Then Krishna and Arjun began forcibly to take off all weapons from Bhima and to drag him down from his chariot.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Vyas \|first=Ved \|title=Mahabharat \|publisher=Geeta Press \|year=1942 \|location=Gorakhpur, India \|pages=700–701 \|language=Sanskrit, Hindi}}</ref>

			=== Ramayana ===
			In the [[Ramayana]], only [[Indrajit\|Meghanada]] possessed this weapon. He used the weapon in his last fight against [[Lakshmana]], but the astra refused to harm the latter, as he was an incarnation of [[Shesha\|Adishesha]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga56/bala_56_frame.htm\|title = Valmiki Ramayana - Baala Kanda - Sarga 56 }}</ref>

			=== Bhagavata Purana ===
			[[Dhruva]] employs the astra during his invasion of [[Alaka]], the realm of the [[Yaksha\|yakshas]]:<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2022-08-14 \|title=Svāyambhuva Manu Dissuades Dhruva from Fighting [Chapter 11] \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-bhagavata-purana/d/doc1127095.html \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Blockquote\|text=Hearing this speech of the sages, Dhruva sipped some water as ācamana, and set to his bow the missile created by Nārāyaṇa.\|title=[[Bhagavata Purana]]\|source=Book 4, Chapter 11}}
			Krishna employs the astra against [[Shiva]] in his quest to rescue [[Aniruddha]] from [[Banasura]]:
			{{Blockquote\|text=He nullified Brahmāstra with a Brahmāstra, Vāyavyāstra (missile creating stormy winds) with Parvatāstra (a missile surrounding the winds by mountain-like obstacles), the Agnyastra (the fire missile) with the rain missile and Rudra’s special Pāśupata missile with his own Nārāyaṇāstra.\|title=[[Bhagavata Purana]]\|source=Book 10, Chapter 63}}

			== See also ==

			* [[Pashupatastra]]
			* [[Indrastra]]
			* [[Brahmastra]]
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	When targeted, the Pandava hero [[Bhima]] refused to surrender, considering it an act of cowardice, and attacked the downpour of fiery arrows. The Narayana weapon concentrated its shower on him, and he gradually became exhausted. However, he was not killed as Krishna and his brothers eventually restrained him.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2020}}		When targeted, the Pandava hero [[Bhima]] refused to surrender, considering it an act of cowardice, and attacked the downpour of fiery arrows. The Narayana weapon concentrated its shower on him, and he gradually became exhausted. However, he was not killed as Krishna and his brothers eventually restrained him.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2020}}

	In [[Ramayana]], only ~~Lord [[Rama]]~~ possessed this weapon.<ref>http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga56/bala_56_frame.htm </ref>		In [[Ramayana]], only Indrajit (Meghnad) possessed this weapon.He used the weapon in his last fight against Lakshman but the astra refused to harm Adi Shesha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga56/bala_56_frame.htm\|title = Valmiki Ramayana - Baala Kanda - Sarga 56 }}</ref>

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The '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa|नारायणास्त्र|translit={{IAST|nārāyaṇastra}}}}) (or Narainastra) was the personal weapon of Lord [[Vishnu]] in his [[Narayana]] form. This [[Astra (weapon)|astra]] ("weapon" in Sanskrit) fired a volley of millions of deadly missiles simultaneously, the intensity of which rises in proportion to the resistance of the target.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Menon|first=Ramesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC&q=narayanastra&pg=PA353|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering|date=2006|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8|pages=352–6|language=en}}</ref> The only way to defend against the narayanastra was therefore to show total submission before the missiles hit, which would cause them to stop and spare the target. It was one of the six 'Mantramukta' weapons that could not be resisted.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oppert|first1=Gustav Salomon|url=https://archive.org/details/onweaponsarmyor00oppegoog|title=On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims of the Ancient Hindus: With Special Reference to Gunpowder and Firearms|publisher=Higginbotham|year=1880}}</ref> It was also said that it could be used only once in a war; if one tried to use it twice, it would devour the user's own army.<ref name=":0" />

[[Ashwathama]], a warrior in the epic [[Mahabharata]], came into possession of it and used it against the [[Pandava]] forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Rabindra Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8G03cs7AVhgC&q=Narayanastra|title=An Episodic Interpretation of the Mahabharata|date=1989|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|language=en}}</ref> Lord [[Krishna]], an [[avatar]] of Vishnu, told the Pandavas and their warriors to drop their weapons and lie down on the ground if they wished to survive the astra.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} When it was used, Ekadasha (Eleven) [[Rudras]] appeared in the sky to destroy the Pandavas. Millions of weapons such as Chakras, [[Gada (mace)|Gadhas]], and ultra-sharp arrows appeared and moved to destroy them; all those who resisted were killed. Shri Krishna, who knew how to stop the Narayanastra, advised the Pandavas and their army to immediately drop their weapons and utterly surrender to the great astra of Lord Vishnu.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

When targeted, the Pandava hero [[Bhima]] refused to surrender, considering it an act of cowardice, and attacked the downpour of fiery arrows. The Narayana weapon concentrated its shower on him, and he gradually became exhausted. However, he was not killed as Krishna and his brothers eventually restrained him.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

In [[Ramayana]], only Lord [[Rama]] possessed this weapon.<ref>http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga56/bala_56_frame.htm </ref>

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	In [[Hindu mythology]], the '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa\|नारायणास्त्रम्\|lit=Celestial missile of Narayana\|translit={{IAST\|nārāyaṇāstram}}}}) is an [[Astra (weapon)\|astra]], a celestial missile, affiliated to the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity, [[Vishnu]], in his form of [[Narayana]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Narayanastra, Narayana-astra, Nārāyaṇāstra: 6 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narayanastra \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>		In [[Hindu mythology]], the '''Narayanastra''' ({{Lang-sa\|नारायणास्त्रम्\|lit=Celestial missile of Narayana\|translit={{IAST\|nārāyaṇāstram}}}}) is an [[Astra (weapon)\|astra]], a celestial missile, affiliated to the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity, [[Vishnu]], in his form of [[Narayana]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=www.wisdomlib.org \|date=2012-06-29 \|title=Narayanastra, Narayana-astra, Nārāyaṇāstra: 6 definitions \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narayanastra \|access-date=2022-09-25 \|website=www.wisdomlib.org \|language=en}}</ref>