Pasupata universal

"Arjuna said, 'O illustrious god having the bull for thy sign, if thou wilt grant me my desire, I ask of
thee, O lord that fierce celestial weapon wielded by thee and called Brahmasira--that weapon of terrific
prowess which destroyeth, at the end of the Yuga the entire universe--that weapon by the help of which,
O god of gods, I may under thy grace, obtain victory in the terrible conflict which shall take place
between myself (on one side), and Karna and Bhishma and Kripa and Drona (on the other)--that weapon
by which I may consume in battle Danavas and Rakshasas and evil spirits and Pisachas and Gandharvas
and Nagas--that weapon which when hurled with Mantras produceth darts by thousands and fiercelooking maces and arrows like snakes of virulent poison, and by means of which I may fight with Bhishma and Drona and Kripa and Karna of ever abusive tongue, O illustrious destroyer of the eyes of Bhaga, even this is my foremost desire, that I may be able to fight with them and obtain
success.'

Bhava replied, 'O powerful one. I will give to thee that favourite weapon of mine called the Pasuputa. O
son of Pandu, thou art capable of holding, hurling, and withdrawing it. Neither the chief himself of the
gods, nor Yama, nor the king of the Yakshas, nor Varuna, nor Vayu, knoweth it. How could men know
anything of it? But, O son of Pritha, this weapon should not be hurled without adequate cause; for if
hurled at any foe of little might it may destroy the whole universe. In the three worlds with all their
mobile and immobile creatures, there is none who is incapable of being slain by this weapon. And it may
be hurled by the mind, by the eye, by words, and by the bow.'"

Vaisampayana continued, "Hearing these words, the son of Pritha purified himself. And approaching the
lord of the universe with rapt attention, he said, 'Instruct me!' Mahadeva then imparted unto that best of
Pandu's son the knowledge of that weapon looking like the embodiment of Yama, together with all the
mysteries about hurling and withdrawing it. And that weapon thence began to wait upon Arjuna as it did
upon Sankara, the lord of Uma. And Arjuna also gladly accepted it.

And at the moment the whole earth,with its mountains and woods and trees and seas and forests and villages and towns and mines, trembled. And the sounds of conchs and drums and trumpets by thousands began to be heard. And at that moment
hurricanes and whirlwinds began to blow. And the gods and the Danavas beheld that terrible weapon in
its embodied form stay by the side of Arjuna of immeasurable energy. And whatever of evil there had
been in the body of Phalguna of immeasurable energy was all dispelled by the touch of the three-eyed
deity.

Varna Parva: Section XL