← Back to the Banyan, at this story ← Bakasura at Ekachakra: the village that is several places · Devavrata's terrible vow: how he became Bhīṣma →

STORIES · THE MAHĀBHĀRATA · Ādi

Gandiva: from Brahma to the sea

In the text — not yet checked

Arjuna's invincible bow was thrown into the sea at the end.

Brahma made it; it passed through Shiva, Prajapati, Indra, Chandra and Varuna, who gave it to Arjuna at Khandava with two inexhaustible quivers. After Krishna left and Dwarka sank, Arjuna could not string it, and Agni asked him to return it to Varuna; he dropped it in the sea.

Who: Arjuna, Varuna, Agni, Krishna

Bound to

Dwarka sinks causes

Where Krishna's disc came from mirror

Takshaka's son Aśvasena escapes the Khāṇḍava fire origin

Arjuna Routs the Kaurava Host Alone mirror

Arjuna's Gāṇḍīva Vow and the Near-Killing of Yudhishthira mirror

Places: Dwarka coast

Where this comes from

• vulgate · Wikipedia: Gandiva Adi, Mausala, Mahaprasthanika (per cited works)

See it on the tree · All stories

← Bakasura at Ekachakra: the village that is several places · Devavrata's terrible vow: how he became Bhīṣma →