Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4335

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VIJAYA XIII. The divine bow of Karṇa. It is said that this bow was the most divine of all weapons. This bow which was made by Viśvakarmā, originally belonged to Indra. At that time Indra had defeated many asuras with the help of this bow. Indra gave this bow to his loved disciple Paraśurāma. Karṇa got it from Paraśurāma. It is said that this bow was superior to Gāṇḍīva. It was with the help of this bow that Paraśurāma conquered the Kṣatriyas twentyone times. (M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 42).