Navagunjara ,an avTar of Shree Krishna🙏

The Navagunjara is a Puranic creature from the Odia version of the Mahabharata, composed of nine different animals. It appears before Arjuna during his penance, and is later revealed to be a manifestation of Lord Vishnu (or Lord Jagannath) according to Hindu mythology. The story emphasizes the concept of acceptance and the unity of diverse life forms.

Navagunjara – A creature composed of nine different Animals:

In the Holy book of  Mahabharata, there is mention of  Navagunjara as a creature composed of nine different animals. The animal is a common motif in the Patachitra painting. Pattachitra is one famous art form of Odisha. Navagunjara is considered as a form of Lord Vishnu or Lord Jagannath.

It is considered a variant of the Virat-rupa (Omnipresent or vast) form of Lord Krishna, that he displays to Arjuna, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita a part of the epic Mahabharata. The version of the Mahabharata, written by the Odia poet Sarala Dasa narrates the legend of Navagunjara, no other version has the story.

Once, when Arjuna was doing penance on a hill, Lord Vishnu emerges him as Navagunjara. Navagunjara has the head of a rooster and stands on three feet, those of an elephant, tiger and deer or horse, the fourth limb is a raised human arm carrying a lotus or a wheel. The beast has the neck of a peacock, the back or hump of a bull, the waist of a lion, and the tail is a serpent. Initially, Arjuna was terrified as well as mesmerized by the strange creature and raises his bow to shoot it. Finally, Arjuna realizes that Navagunjara is a manifestation of Vishnu and drops his weapons, bowing before Navagunjara.

The Navagunjara-Arjuna scene is sculpted at the northern side of the Lord Jagannath’s Temple, Puri. Navagunjara is also depicted in Ganjifa playing cards like the King card and Arjuna as the minister card, in parts of Orissa, mainly in Puri District and Ath-Rangi Sara in Ganjam District, Orissa. This set is known as Navagunjara.
Worship  Nava gunjara   and attain victory  in all aspects of life.

We  have seen  Ganesa and Narasimha  both   having  human body and a animal head
You have  seen God Sarabha which is a combination of  man lion and bird  but  have you seen  a combination  of nine animals called  Navagunjara a combination  of nine animals 
    It seems came across  this animal with head of a rooster the neck of a peacock, the waist of a lion, the hump of a bull, the tail of a serpent, the leg of an elephant, another leg of a tiger, yet another leg of an antelope and a human hand holding a lotus.
Arjuna   was about to shoot  but seein g the lotus flower it holds, he desists and   watches it
 Krishna then appears to him and says that the navagunjara is another of his forms, similar to the Viratsvarupa of the Bhagwad Gita. In the navagunjara, Krishna expresses the plurality of approaches to and the understanding of reality.
  This Navagunjara   is worshipped by  Vaishnavites in Orissa  and you can see its huge painting in side  the famous Pui Jagannatha temple. ,It is believed   that  those who are   able to see  this form will get victory in life .

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