Two Brahmashiras and the womb of Uttara

Classical

Only Arjuna knew how to recall the weapon.

Krishna urges Arjuna to use the celestial weapon Drona taught him; Ashvatthama has released his; both weapons blaze and Narada and Vyasa stand between them and rebuke the two warriors. The page read does not reach Uttara's womb or Ashvatthama's jewel.

Who: Ashwatthama, Arjuna, Vyasa, Narada, Uttara, Krishna

Bound to

The Narayanastra: stop fighting mirror

Droṇa arrives at Hastināpura: the ball in the well and the bird's eye origin

Aśvatthāman's Night Massacre origin

Parikṣit Born Dead and Revived by Kṛṣṇa origin

Places: Ganga bank near Vyasa's ashram

Where this comes from

vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via MahabharataOnline) Ganguli, Sauptika Parva, clash of weapons (Section number not shown on the page read.)
commentary · Wikipedia: Brahmastra Sauptika Parva section 15
modern-popular · r-astro.com: the Brahmastra confrontation

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