Public Administration in Ancient India c18.46

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c18.46

III. Mantra-mukta (thrown by mantras or spells). These were mythical weapons, and were supposed to be so powerful that nothing could frustrate them. These were: Viṣṇu-chakra (discus of Viṣṇu), vajrāstra (thunderbolt), Brahmāstra (missile of Brahmā), Kāla-prāsaka (noose of death), Nārāyaṇāstra (missile of Nārāyaṇa), and Pāśupatāstra (missile of Śiva).¹

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