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Mahabharata: Vaishnava Astra

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A scene from Indian epic Mahabharata, in which on the 12th day of the war, Bhagadatta, the king of Assam hurls a weapon called "Vaishnava AStra" the weapon endorsed with the energy of God Vishnu and attacks Arjuna, the warrior hero of Mahabharata when Lord Krishna who was acting as a charioteer of Arjuna takes the weapon on his own chest to save Arjuna. When asked for explaination, Krishna replies Arjuna that the weapon was his own possession which has returned to him. Krishna is believed to be incarnation of God Vishnu and as soon as the weapon touches Krishna it changes into a garland around Krishna's neck
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