Hindu Medicine c8.150

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c8.150

One of these, Devadatta, is believed to control yawning. The conch-shell Devadatta is a magic attribute of Arjuna, the chief hero of the Mahābhārata epic. He received it as a boon from Indra or other gods, whence it is named “god-given.” Another possibly older tradition makes it a gift of the titan Maya, who was conquered by Arjuna, but was spared his life.

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit