09.0754 Arjuna fighting Siwa

Title of artwork
09.0754 Arjuna fighting Siwa
Date of work
1910
Locations
Kamasan
Narrative
Arjunawiwaha
Collected in ...
Museum Bali Collection
Catalog Number
420
Description
Arjuna, emerging from his meditation and still in the garb of a hermit, fights a hunter, who is Siwa in disguise. In this version, Siwa (bottom right) is hsown as a king with pink/orange skin. In the bottom scene, Arjuna fires his garuda arrow to counter the naga arrow of Siwa (leading to a mislabelling of this work as 'Garudeya'). IN the top scenes, Arjuna defeats Siwa (top left) and then bos down to worship Siwa after the god reveals his true form. Siwa gives Arjuna the paśupati arrow.