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Nāgapāśa

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Nāgapāśa literally means ‘serpent rope’.

As a weapon of war, nāgapāśa is the arrow which becomes a snake and binds the enemy. It was used by Indrajit[1] against Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.[2] Nāgapāśa, in iconographical works, is shown as a coiled serpent with two and a half coils in the hands of certain deities like Durgā. When it is thrown against an enemy, he can never escape from it.

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Nāgapāśa


References[edit]

  1. ↑ He was Rāvaṇa’s son.
  2. ↑ Rāmāyana 6.45
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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