Kto strzegł obozu Pańćalów i Pandawów po wielkiej bitwie przed wielką nocną rzezią?
Kto strzegł obozu Pańćalów i Pandawów po wielkiej bitwie przed wielką nocną rzezią?

"Mahābhārata" 10, 6–7

Author(s): Przemysław Szczurek
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Mahābhārata; Sauptikaparvan; Aśvatthāman; Śiva; Kṛṣṇa-Viṣṇu; epiphany
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the events described in the "Mahābhārata" 10, 6–7 and the scene which is one of the most famous epic descriptions of epiphany – the vision of god. The author of the paper tries to answer the question of which god is hiding behind the illusionary form of a huge guardian protecting the Pañcālas and Pāṇḍavas’ military camp after the great battle, thus barring the way to the camp from Aśvatthāman, who wants to slaughter the sleeping warriors of the enemy army by night. Taking into account previous interpretations, but based primarily on the text of the epic, the identification of the great being with the god Śiva is particularly highlighted. The paper ends with the author’s translation into Polish of Mbh 10, 6–7.

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