Arjuna counters Indra's blazing missile with the vayavya weapon

Arjuna remembered the deception. Indra had come disguised as an old Brahmin and tricked him into a pointless fight, all to protect the creatures of the Khandava forest. Now, angered and seeking a real battle with the thousand-eyed god, Arjuna covered the entire sky with his sharp arrows. Seeing Phalguna's wrath, the king of the gods unleashed his own blazing missile. It flashed across the firmament. In response, winds with terrible roars churned all the oceans. Masses of clouds, mingled with torrents of rain, were created to drench the forest and quench the fire Arjuna was protecting. To counter them, Arjuna invoked a supreme weapon. The one who had the knowledge used a mantra to summon the vayavya weapon — the power of wind itself. In an instant, it destroyed the energy and might of Indra's clouds, rain, and thunder. The clouds dried up. The lightning died. The dark, storm-churned sky was pacified. Cool and pleasant winds began to blow. The sun's orbit returned to normal. Delighted that there was no opposition any more, and with the many offerings of burning creatures being made, the fire blazed up again and filled the world with its roar.