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Gandiva
Arjuna's celestial bow through exile and the Kurukshetra war.
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Gandiva is the divine bow associated with Arjuna. Epic tradition ties it to a gift mediated by Agni and Varuna. With it Arjuna fights through the war, the exile episodes, and the horse sacrifice that follows victory.
Primary sources
- Mahabharata · Adi Parva
- Mahabharata · Bhishma Parva
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 1
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