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Mukasura, the boar sent by Duryodhana

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In one telling the boar had a name and a sender.

In the retelling, the boar that Arjuna and Shiva dispute is the asura Mukasura, sent by Duryodhana to disrupt Arjuna's penance.

Who: Mukasura, Duryodhana, Arjuna

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• modern-popular · Wikipedia: Pashupatastra

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