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When the weapon is invoked, violent winds begin to blow, peals of thunder are heard, and an arrow appears for every Pandava soldier. This puts fear into the Pandava army, but on [[Krishna]] instructions all the troops abandoned their chariots and also lay down all its weapons and surrender it to the weapon. As Lord Krishna himself is the incarnation of Narayana, he knows about the weapon, as the weapon only targets an armed person while ignores unarmed ones. After getting their soldiers to disarm (including [[Bhima]] with some difficulty), the Astra passes by harmlessly. When urged by Duryodhana to use the weapon again, desirous of victory, Aswatthama sadly responds that if the weapon is used again, it will turn on its user. | When the weapon is invoked, violent winds begin to blow, peals of thunder are heard, and an arrow appears for every Pandava soldier. This puts fear into the Pandava army, but on [[Krishna]] instructions all the troops abandoned their chariots and also lay down all its weapons and surrender it to the weapon. As Lord Krishna himself is the incarnation of Narayana, he knows about the weapon, as the weapon only targets an armed person while ignores unarmed ones. After getting their soldiers to disarm (including [[Bhima]] with some difficulty), the Astra passes by harmlessly. When urged by Duryodhana to use the weapon again, desirous of victory, Aswatthama sadly responds that if the weapon is used again, it will turn on its user. | ||
According to the [[Neelakantha Chaturdhara]] compilation, the [[Narayanastra]] destroys one [[Akshauhini]] of the Pandava army completely. After the use of Narayanastra, a terrible war between both armies takes place. Seeing his [[Narayanastra]] fail to kill the Pandavas enraged Kripi Kumara stays resolute on his chariot, he touches water and invokes the [[Agneyastra]] and launches that blazing shaft in it's superior form with the help of mantras towards all his visible and invisible foes on all sides. The powerful weapon soon overpowers and encompasses [[Arjuna]] with several fiery flaming arrows and starts creating havoc within the Pandava army, upon witnessing this sight and realising the seriousness of situation, [[Arjuna]] uses his [[Brahmastra]] to subdue the [[Agneyastra]] of Ashwatthama but the [[Agneyastra]] by then already destroyed and burnt another complete [[Akshauhini]] of the Pandava army, only [[Arjuna]] and [[Krishna]] survives that devastating attack which shocks Ashwatthama deeply as he leaves the battlefield with confusion and doubt on his knowledge and skills. Later Ashwatthama defeats Dhrishtadyumna in direct combat, but failed to kill him as [[Satyaki]] and [[Bhima]] cover his retreat in the process both [[Bhima]] and [[Satyaki]] engages in a battle against Ashwatthama, furious Kripi Kumara defeats both the warriors and makes them retreat from the battlefield as well.[4] .<ref>K M Ganguly(1883-1896). [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07197.htm The Mahabharatha Book 7: Drona] page 478-479 Aswathama defeated Satyaki, Bhima, Drishtadyumna, October 2003, Retrieved 2015-01-13</ref> | According to the [[Neelakantha Chaturdhara]] compilation, the [[Narayanastra]] destroys one [[Akshauhini]] of the Pandava army completely. After the use of Narayanastra, a terrible war between both armies takes place. Seeing his [[Narayanastra]] fail to kill the Pandavas enraged Kripi Kumara stays resolute on his chariot, he touches water and invokes the [[Agneyastra]] and launches that blazing shaft in it's superior form with the help of mantras towards all his visible and invisible foes on all sides. The powerful weapon soon overpowers and encompasses [[Arjuna]] with several fiery flaming arrows and starts creating havoc within the Pandava army, upon witnessing this sight and realising the seriousness of situation, [[Arjuna]] uses his [[Brahmastra]] to subdue the powerful [[Agneyastra]] of Ashwatthama but the [[Agneyastra]] by then already destroyed and burnt another complete [[Akshauhini]] of the Pandava army, only [[Arjuna]] and [[Krishna]] survives that devastating attack which shocks Ashwatthama deeply as he leaves the battlefield with confusion and doubt on his knowledge and skills. Later Ashwatthama defeats Dhrishtadyumna in direct combat, but failed to kill him as [[Satyaki]] and [[Bhima]] cover his retreat in the process both [[Bhima]] and [[Satyaki]] engages in a battle against Ashwatthama, furious Kripi Kumara defeats both the warriors and makes them retreat from the battlefield as well.[4] .<ref>K M Ganguly(1883-1896). [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07197.htm The Mahabharatha Book 7: Drona] page 478-479 Aswathama defeated Satyaki, Bhima, Drishtadyumna, October 2003, Retrieved 2015-01-13</ref> | ||
As the battle progresses he fights Arjuna again on day 16 | As the battle progresses he fights Arjuna again on day 16 | ||