In the battle against the “Kauravas Arjuṉa needed the weapon known as ‘Pāśupada astra’ which could be had from Śiva after due propitiation. The compassionate Kṛṣṇa, however, told Arjuṉa the short-cut whereby he could offer at the former’s feet the garland intended for Paśupati (Śiva). Arjuṉa did accordingly and that very night, Śiva appeared in Arjuṉa’s dream, wearing + Read more