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| has gloss | eng: In the Hindu Ithihas Mahabharata, Navagunjara is a creature composed of nine different animals. The animal is a common motif in the Pata-Chitra style of painting, of the Indian state of Orissa. The beast is considered a form of the Hindu god Vishnu, or of Krishna, who is considered an avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu. It is considered a variant of the virat-rupa (Omnipresent or vast) form of Krishna, that he displays to Arjuna, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, a part of the epic Mahabharata. |
| lexicalization | eng: Navagunjara |
| instance of | e/Avatar |
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