Mahabharata, Vana-parva — Arjuna receives the Pāśupatāstra
Reference page for the episode in which Arjuna performs austerities, is tested by Lord Shiva in the form of a kirata hunter, and receives the Pāśupatāstra.
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Arjuna receives the Pāśupatāstra
Śāstra source: Mahabharata, Vana-parva
Key points
- During the exile, Arjuna goes to the Himalayas to perform austerities for celestial weapons.
- Lord Shiva appears in the form of a kirata hunter and tests Arjuna’s courage and discipline.
- After combat, Lord Shiva reveals His divine form and blesses Arjuna.
- Lord Shiva grants Arjuna the Pāśupatāstra, a divine weapon to be used with proper restraint.
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