HOW THE GODS KILL: THE "NĀRĀYAṆA ASTRA" EPISODE, THE DEATH OF RĀVAṆA, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF "TEJAS" IN THE INDIAN EPICS

According to the CriticalEdition, the Nar ayan. a astra, called the ultimate weapon (paramam astram. : MBh.7.166.44), was passed down from the deity Narayan.a to Dron. a and Asvatthaman.5 The N ar ayan. a astra gives the wielder the ability to produce showers of divine weapons (divy ani sastravars....

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