Pasha (Hinduism)

Pasha (Pāśa), often translated as "noose" or "lasso", is a supernatural weapon depicted in Hindu iconography.

Hindu deities such as Ganesha, Yama, Shyamala devi and Varuna are depicted with the pasha in their hands.

[4] In general usage, the pasha is used to bind a foe's arms and legs or for hunting animals.

[4][3] Pasha represents worldly attachment as well as power of a deity to capture and bind evil and ignorance.

[4] In the Shaiva Siddhanta school of Hinduism, pasha is part of the trinity Pati-pashu-pasha, meaning "Master, animal, tether", symbolizing God, man and world.