What is the weapon of Indra?
Vajra
Indra’s iconography shows him wielding a lightning thunderbolt weapon known as Vajra, riding on a white elephant known as Airavata.
How did Indra get Vajra?
Dadhichi is renowned for sacrificing his life so that Indra could wield the weapon “Vajra” made from Dadhichi’s bones. The Devas were initially driven out from Svarga, or heaven, by the powerful Asura Vritra. Vritra was granted a boon to be unharmed by any forged weapons, including divine weaponry.
Why is Indra’s Vajra called invincible?
The supreme sacrifice of the sage Dadhichi makes Indra’s vajra invincible.
How strong is Vajra?
Vajra: Indra’s all powerful weapon – prepared out of the spine of Sage Dadhichi and used to kill the demon Vritra. Superlatively powerful so much so that most of the weapons are glorified using this as the adjective. So powerful that, in the Gita, Lord Krishna claims that amongst weapons, he is Vajra.
Who is the son of Vajra?
| Aniruddha | |
|---|---|
| Parents | Pradyumna (father) Rukmavati (mother) |
| Spouse | Usha, Rochana |
| Children | Vajra and Mrigaketana |
| Dynasty | Yaduvanshi |
Which god has most powerful weapon?
Vaishnavastra – The most powerful weapon of Lord Vishnu – capable of destroying hurled against anything.
Who created vajra?
The devas approached the sage, whose bones were stronger than any weapon because of the Narayana Kawach he possessed. The sage sacrificed his life and Vishwakarma, the divine architect, created the Vajra out of the sage’s spine. Indra, with his newly acquired weapon, faced the asura again and defeated him successfully.
Is any of Lord Krishna family still alive?
End of the Vrishnis These things in due time came to pass. A madness seized the people of Dwaraka so that they fell upon one another and were slain, together with all sons and grandsons of Krishna. Only the women and Krishna and Balarama remained alive.