Epic / Puranic traditions
Prasvapana Astraप्रस्वापन अस्त्र
Invoked divine weapon
Bhishma recalls the Prasvapa weapon during his encounter with Parashurama.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Prasvapana Astra.
Bhishma recalls the Prasvapa weapon during his encounter with Parashurama.
Astras
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High; distinguish individual epic accounts.
- Astra class
- Invoked celestial weapon
- Associated deity
- Prajapati
- Origin & transmission
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Known wielders
- Bhishma.
- Invocation & withdrawal
- Epic accounts describe instruction, invocation and withdrawal. This entry does not supply a reconstructed mantra.
- Effects & destructive capability
- Bhishma recalls the Prasvapa weapon during his encounter with Parashurama.
- Special properties
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Restrictions
- The epic describes intervention against its deployment.
- Counters & defenses
- No general counter is established.
- Recorded uses & battles
- Bhishma–Parashurama encounter.
- Affected characters
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Editorial power tier
- Unassigned — no verified comparative scale
- Editorial rarity
- Archive classification
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Bhishma’s dream
Udyoga Parva, section CLXXXVI; compare the following section.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.