Pinaka which gods bow

But there is a thing a Saiyan always keeps, his pride. View all posts by bidur You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Show Show. Skip to content. June 24, August 22, Posted in Uncategorized. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Lord Shiva had many lethal weapons in his arsenal.

One such weapon was a bow called Shiv Dhanusha. The bow was also popularly known as Pinaka. Shiva is said to have used the bow for pralaya total destruction. Pinaka also played an important role in Ramayana. It all started with a duel between Lord Vishnu and Rudra. They both were worthy opponents. Gods wanted to see who among them was more powerful. Indra created two bows of the same power. He presented the weapons to both of them, asking them to fight.

As soon as the duel started, an announcement came from the sky. Viewed times. Improve this question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. From Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda Oh, best one among men, out of the two longbows gods gave one to restive Trymbaka, God Shiva for a combat with demon Tripura, and oh, Kakutstha, that bow alone is the annihilator of Tripura, the demon See verse 11 These are the two strong and sturdy unsurpassed longbows, well-designed by gods and well-crafted by Vishvakarma, the Divine Architect, and these are very important among all bows and well-worshipped by all worlds Sri Rama had broken Shiva's bow, while Vishnu's bow was in Parshurama's hand.

From Mahabharata Shanti Parva Indeed, having ascertained the fact of the wrath of the high-souled Maheswara of superior Yoga-power, the puissant Usanas began to reflect as to whether he should go to Maheswara or fly away or remain where he was.

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Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. The bow also has had a key role in the Ramayana. Once, while playing with her sisters, a young Sita lifted the bow with ease. King Janaka was astonished to see such a miracle as it took several strong grown men to lift the bow, but his young daughter had done the deed effortlessly. And so, he decided that he would marry his daughter to someone who could also lift the divine bow.

Years later, King Janaka organised a swayamwar for his daughter and invited princes from all distant kingdoms. The king announced to the assembly of princes that whoever of the bunch could string the divine Pinaka, would be granted the permission to marry his daughter Sita.