Bhalla (Arrow)
Bhalla, “the crescent-headed arrow”
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The bhalla is an arrow with a crescent-shaped head and an edge like a sword.
In the Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Nārāyaṇa Maharshi tells Nārada of the war at the city of Bāṇa. When Aniruddha had put Bāṇa to sleep with the Nidrāstra and raised his sword to kill him, Kārttikeya stopped him, and the two fought. Aniruddha broke Kārttikeya’s jewelled chariot with a śakti; Kārttikeya broke Aniruddha’s chariot with his gadā; then Aniruddha, with a crescent-shaped, sword-edged bhalla, easily cut Kārttikeya’s bow.
Source: Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 116
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 116