pinaka bow
Pinaka Dhanush Story: Every episode of Ramayana is very special in itself. But the incident of Sita Mata’s Swayamvar is considered very popular and important. In the Swayamvar of Mother Sita, father King Janak kept a condition and a bow, whose name was Pinak. According to the condition of King Janak, whoever picks up this bow and strings it will be married to Mother Sita. Pinak bow is very important in Hindu religion, because due to it the marriage of Lord Ram and Sita was possible. Pinaka was not an ordinary bow, but a very divine bow. Let us tell you all the information related to Pinak Dhanush in this article.
Whose bow was Pinaka?
The name of the bow kept in Sita Swayamvar was Pinak, which is considered to be the divine bow of Lord Shiva. Breaking this bow was a condition in the Swayamvar and King Janak had announced that whichever warrior would pick up this bow and string it, Sita would be married to him. Lord Rama easily lifted it, climbed the string and broke it.
How powerful was the Pinaka bow?
Pinaka, the bow of Lord Shiva, was very powerful and no king could even move it. Pinaka Dhanush was created by Dev Shilpi Vishwakarma. This divine bow was originally created by Lord Shiva and was handed over to King Janak through Parashurama, which was later broken by Lord Rama during Sita’s Swayamvara.
Who gave Pinaka bow to King Janak
Pinaka bow was used by Lord Shiva to kill Tripurasura. This bow was so powerful that just by its sound the clouds would burst and the earth would shake. Lord Shiva gave it to Parshuram ji. Later Lord Parashurama handed over this bow to King Janak’s ancestor Devraj and he had it as a heritage.
What was Shiva’s bow made of?
According to mythological belief, Pinak bow was made from the bones of Maharishi Dadhichi and was created by Devshilpi Vishwakarma. In ancient times, when the gods had to kill the demon named Vritrasura, Maharishi Dadhichi sacrificed his life to help the gods and then Vishwakarma created this bow along with the thunderbolt from the remains of Maharishi Dadhichi’s bones. Apart from this, there is also a belief that Lord Vishwakarma did this with a divine bamboo.
What was the weight of Pinaka bow?
Mythological belief is that the Pinaka bow weighed approximately 100 kg (2,000 pal). This bow was very heavy and ordinary humans could not even lift it. It was made of extremely hard and powerful bamboo and in its length was also taller than the average human being.
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