Nakula's Shield

Ernest Allan Rockwell Ernest Allan Rockwell Ernest Allan Rockwell Ernest Allan Rockwell Ernest Allan Rockwell Ernest Allan Rockwell WISC.EDU erockwell at WISC.EDU
Mon Mar 7 13:08:44 UTC 2005


In MBh 2((28)66.14 Nakula is said to take up his sword and shield with the
eight moons. A seemingly identical shield is found in the Devī Māhātmya 9:12
Niśumbha is found to wield an identical shield. Is there a connection
between the two sets of twins?

Thank you in advance.

Ernest Allan Rockwell
Graduate Student
University of Wisconsin





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