Navagunjara
Ringkasan
Navagunjara adalah makhluk legenda Hindu gabungan sembilan hewan.
Navagunjara is a Hindu legendary creature composed of nine animals.
Kisah dan tradisi
Navagunjara adalah makhluk legenda Hindu gabungan sembilan hewan. Ia menjadi motif umum seni Pattachitra Odisha. Ia dianggap wujud Vishnu atau Krishna dan varian Vishvarupa. Kisahnya dituturkan dalam Mahabharata Odia karya Sarala Dasa. Ia berkepala ayam jantan, dengan kaki gajah, harimau, dan rusa atau kuda serta lengan manusia membawa teratai atau roda. Arjuna mula-mula hendak menembaknya, kemudian mengenali manifestasi Vishnu dan menunduk. Bernard Cesarone menjelaskan tema nava-gunjara sebagai Vishnu atau Krishna dalam gabungan sembilan hewan.
Navagunjara is a Hindu legendary creature composed of nine animals. He is a common motif in Odisha's Pattachitra art. He is considered a form of Vishnu or Krishna and a variant of Vishvarupa. His story is told in Sarala Dasa's Odia Mahabharata. He has a rooster's head, elephant, tiger, and deer or horse legs, and a human arm carrying a lotus or wheel. Arjuna first aims to shoot him, then recognizes Vishnu's manifestation and bows. Bernard Cesarone explains the nava-gunjara theme as Vishnu or Krishna in a composite of nine animals.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Hindu
- Kawasan / Region
- Asia Selatan
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Hybrid