From Curse to Redemption

Ashwatthama as True Hierophany against Yaskin’s False Transcendence in Kalki 2898 AD

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  • Priyam Biswas Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70042/eroth/90330

Keywords:

Ashwatthama, Supreme Yaskin, Kalki 2898 AD, immortality, hierophany, sacred and profane, Mircea Eliade

Abstract

Though both Ashwatthama and Supreme Yaskin in Kalki 2898 AD embody immortality, they approach it in radically different ways. Ashwatthama, drawn from the Mahabharata, endures a cursed immortality that, despite its suffering, is ultimately sanctified through his renewed purpose in serving the Kalki avatar. Yaskin, by contrast, embodies a technocratic quest for artificial transcendence, simulating divinity through power and technology. Informed by Mircea Eliade’s categories of The Sacred and the Profane, the study argues that Ashwatthama represents a true hierophany, while Yaskin exemplifies a false one.

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Author Biography

  • Priyam Biswas

    Priyam Biswas passed B.A. with Honours in English from City College, Kolkata. He is now pursuing his M.A. from Maulana Azad College, Kolkata.

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Published

2025-09-20

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2025): Timeless Tales, Living Forms: Indian Myths in Art, Word, and Ritual

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From Curse to Redemption: Ashwatthama as True Hierophany against Yaskin’s False Transcendence in Kalki 2898 AD. (2025). Erothanatos: A Peer-Reviewed Quarterly Journal on Literature, 9(3), 101-108. https://doi.org/10.70042/eroth/90330

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