Epic / Puranic traditions
Vasavi Shaktiवासवी शक्ति
Divine spear / dart
Indra gives Karna a single-use dart in exchange for his natural armour and earrings. Karna uses it against Ghatotkacha.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Vasavi Shakti.
Indra gives Karna a single-use dart in exchange for his natural armour and earrings. Karna uses it against Ghatotkacha.
Weapons
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Weapon type
- Divine spear / dart
- Creator
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Original owner
- Indra
- Materials / divine origin
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Powers & combat abilities
- Indra gives Karna a single-use dart in exchange for his natural armour and earrings. Karna uses it against Ghatotkacha.
- Limitations
- In Karna’s hand it kills one powerful opponent and returns to Indra. The exchange also carries conditions of use.
- Famous uses
- Karna kills Ghatotkacha in the night battle at Kurukshetra.
- Victims / opponents
- Ghatotkacha
- Editorial power tier
- Unassigned — weapons are not placed in the 700-being ranking.
- Editorial rarity
- Divine armament
- 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.
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Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Karna’s exchange with Indra
Vana Parva, section CCCVIII.
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.
02
Mahabharata — Ghatotkacha’s death
Drona Parva, section CLXXIX.
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.