shrutayudh mahabharat dronaparv ke anusar ek raja the.[1] unhean varun aur parnasha ka putr kaha gaya hai. inake pas ek aisi gada thi, jo yuddhakartta par pheankane se usaka nash avashy karati thi, kiantu yuddh n karane vale par chalane se usaka ulta hi phal hota tha aur vah gada chalane vale ke hi pran har leti thi. shrutayudh ko yah gada unake pita varun ne di thi.
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janm tatha divy gada ki prapti
vir raja shrutayudh varun ke putr the. shitasalila mahanadi parnasha unaki mata thian. parnasha apane putr ke liye varun se boli- "prabho. mera yah putr sansar mean shatruoan ke liye avadhhy ho." tab varun ne prasanhn hokar kaha- "maian isake liye hitakarak var ke roop mean yah divhy ashtr pradan karata hooan, jisake dvara tumhhara yah putr avadhhy hoga. saritaoan mean shreshhth parnashe! manushhy kisi prakar bhi amar nahian ho sakata. jin logoan ne yahaan janhm liya hai, unaki mrithyu avashhyamhbhavi hai. tumhhara yah putr is ashtr ke prabhav se ranakshaitr mean shatruoan ke liye sada hi durdharsh hoga. at: tumhhari manasik chinhta nivrit ho jani chahiye." aisa kahakar varun dev ne shrutayudh ko manhtroanpoorvak vah gada pradan ki, jise pakar ve samhpoorn jagat mean durjay vir mane jate the. gada dekar bhagavan varun ne unase pun: kaha- "vaths! jo yuddh n kar raha ho, us par is gada ka prahar n karana; anhyatha yah tumhhare oopar hi akar giregi. shattishali putr! yah gada pratikool acharan karane vale prayokta purush ko bhi mar sakati hai."