Shiva the hunter gives Arjuna the Pashupata

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Arjuna got Shiva's ultimate weapon after losing a fight to a hunter who was Shiva.

Shiva (Mahadeva) offers Arjuna his Pasupata weapon, warns it must not be hurled without cause, and teaches it; he also gives Arjuna the Gandiva bow. The Kirata hunter and the boar quarrel were not on the page read.

Who: Arjuna, Shiva, Parvati

Bound to

Mukasura, the boar sent by Duryodhana located-at

Arjunawiwaha: Arjuna in 11th-century Java same-story-other-version

Jayadratha's boon from Śiva: why one man could hold back four Pāṇḍavas mirror

The night before: Kṛṣṇa's promise, Arjuna's dream journey and the Pāśupata weapon mirror

Places: Himalaya (Indrakila), Kirateshwar

Where this comes from

vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via MahabharataOnline) Ganguli, Vana Parva, Shiva gives Arjuna the Pasupata (Section number not shown on the page read.)
commentary · Wikipedia: Pashupatastra Vana Parva (Kirata)
regional-literary · Bharavi, Kiratarjuniya (listing) not opened

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