When the fierce duel began, both warriors set their hearts on victory.
Arjuna invoked the Agneya weapon which sped toward Karna, scorching his supporting troops with fire. Karna countered that weapon with the Varuna weapon. That water weapon caused dense dark clouds to appear in the sky and pour torrents of rain. Arjuna then invoked the Vayavya weapon and blew away the clouds with fierce winds. Partha then invoked a weapon given to him by Indra, and when he did, thousands of arrows shot forth from the Gandiva bow piercing Karna in all parts of his body. Karna was furious and invoked the Bhargava weapon which began to kill the Pandava warriors in thousands. That weapon, given to him by Parashurama, began to exterminate the Panchala and the Somaka armies. Encouraged by Krishna and Bhima, Arjuna invoked the Brahmastra weapon which countered the weapon released by the son of Radha. With that weapon Arjuna killed four hundred elephants, eight hundred chariot fighters, one thousand horsemen and eight thousand foot soldiers.
Enraged, Karna took five snakes from his quiver, turned them into arrows and released them at Krishna. Scorching through the air, they pierced the transcendental body of the Lord and entered into the earth. As they came out of the earth and were returning to Karna's quiver, Arjuna cut them into three fragments. Lord Krishna was not hurt in the least by Karna's arrows, and He appeared unaffected.
Greatly angered, Arjuna then killed two thousand chariot fighters that were supporting Karna and drove the other great generals to other parts of the battlefield.
Karna was then left alone to fight with Arjuna.
The fighting continued and was indeed wonderful. All were filled with joy upon seeing the two warriors duel using diverse kinds of weapons.
Arjuna invoked the Agneya weapon which sped toward Karna, scorching his supporting troops with fire. Karna countered that weapon with the Varuna weapon. That water weapon caused dense dark clouds to appear in the sky and pour torrents of rain. Arjuna then invoked the Vayavya weapon and blew away the clouds with fierce winds. Partha then invoked a weapon given to him by Indra, and when he did, thousands of arrows shot forth from the Gandiva bow piercing Karna in all parts of his body. Karna was furious and invoked the Bhargava weapon which began to kill the Pandava warriors in thousands. That weapon, given to him by Parashurama, began to exterminate the Panchala and the Somaka armies. Encouraged by Krishna and Bhima, Arjuna invoked the Brahmastra weapon which countered the weapon released by the son of Radha. With that weapon Arjuna killed four hundred elephants, eight hundred chariot fighters, one thousand horsemen and eight thousand foot soldiers.
Enraged, Karna took five snakes from his quiver, turned them into arrows and released them at Krishna. Scorching through the air, they pierced the transcendental body of the Lord and entered into the earth. As they came out of the earth and were returning to Karna's quiver, Arjuna cut them into three fragments. Lord Krishna was not hurt in the least by Karna's arrows, and He appeared unaffected.
Greatly angered, Arjuna then killed two thousand chariot fighters that were supporting Karna and drove the other great generals to other parts of the battlefield.
Karna was then left alone to fight with Arjuna.
The fighting continued and was indeed wonderful. All were filled with joy upon seeing the two warriors duel using diverse kinds of weapons.