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Magical Artifacts in LGotN - 2

MA4: Pushpak Vimana – a very ancient aircraft that was constructed by Vishwakarma, the architect of the Gods. It was given as a gift by the creator Brahma to Kubera, the God of Wealth. Ravana, the demon king of Lanka and Kubera’s half-brother, seized it. After Ravana was killed by Rama in battle, the Pushpak Vimana was returned to Kubera. This aircraft was beautiful to look at, could move from one place to another in the flash of a second, and most astonishingly, had no driver or fuel or horses. It was moved entirely by the passengers’ will; the passenger leader just needed to think of the destination to activate the flying chariot. It also had infinite seating capacity as scriptures mention it could accommodate any number of persons and still have one seat vacant.

MA5: Gayathri Mantra – a potent mantra that is still in use in modern-day India. It was considered so powerful that it was taught by a guru to only one of his pupils, whose intellectual, spiritual, and emotional IQ was tested and found to be exceptionally high. When intoned correctly, the vibrations from this mantra are said to raise a person’s physical, psychic and spiritual vibrations and change the space around, to give peace, confidence, intelligence, illumination, strength, and optimism. It is considered most useful while practicing yoga, to open up the chakras.


I had a lot of fun researching these artifacts and even more fun molding them to the story. I have taken the liberty of reading between the scriptural lines and filling in the details as I could imagine them. Karna’s kavacha for example, is not mentioned in any purana or scripture after the Mahabharata. So all events connected to finding it after the events of the Mahabharata and using it is entirely fiction. Similarly, the agneyastra does not really appear in any scripture in a big way, unlike the brahmastra, so I’ve taken the liberty of imagining how it could be used. The appearance of the Pushpak vimana, likewise, I created as it appeared in my mind’s eye as I was writing the novel. The particular use of the Gayathri mantra in the book is also imaginary although it is held up as a panacea for most evils .

I hope you are enjoying reading LGotN as much as I enjoyed writing it!!