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Kartavirya Arjuna (Sanskrit: कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन, Kārtavīrya Arjuna; also known as Sahasrabahu Arjuna or Sahasrarjuna) was a king of an ancient Haihayas kingdom with capital at Mahishmati which is on the banks of Narmada River in the current state of Madhya Pradesh. Kartavirya was son of Kritavirya, king of the ...
Arjuna was proud that there is no greater devotee of Krishna than him. After Mahabharata War was over, Lord Krishna told Arjuna that I have a devotee greater than you and that is Mordhwaj. Krishna reached King Mordhwaj in a Brahmin disguise and said that Maharaj, my lion, is hungry and he is a cannibal. The king Mordhwaj said that if I would be ...
Arjuna is the name of a Mahabharata character, while 'dhara' refers to a source of water. In the epic, after the Pandavas completed their 12 years of exile at the forest, they had to live 2 years hiding their identity before returning to their kingdom. The princes lived at King Virata's palace, hiding their identity.
Kartavirya Arjuna (Sahasrabahu Arjun or Sahasrarjun) is described as a noble king and a devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Endowed with a thousand arms (thought to symbolise a thousand attendants acting as his hands, executing his commands) and great beauty the mighty Kartavirya, in days of yore, became the lord of all the world.
Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. Babruvahana was the son of Arjuna and Chitrāngadā. Iravan was the son of Arjuna and Ulupi. Niramitra was the son of Nakula and Karenumati. Suhotra was the son of Sahadeva and Queen Vijaya. Upapandavas were the 5 sons of Pandava and Draupadi (daughter of King Drupada of Panchala). Their names were ...
Arjuna was the son of Kunti, the wife of Kuru King Pandu, and the god Indra, who fathered him due to Pandu's curse. In the Mahabharata , Arjuna is depicted as a skilled archer from an early age, as a student who earns the favour of his preceptor Drona , as the rival of Karna , as the primary adversary of Kauravas , and the betrothed of Draupadi ...
Arjuna assumed the title Trividhivīracūḍāmaṇi. In his inscriptions, Arjunavarman claimed to be an reincarnation of his illustrious ancestor king Bhoja . [ 6 ] He was a patron of scholars, and himself an accomplished poet. [ 3 ]
Another version is that Arjuna received the weapon pashupatastra (astra) twice from Shiva: the first time on the Indrakila mountain, where Arjuna also receives weapons from other gods — a club (yama – dandastra or danda), a loop (varuna – pasastra or pasa) and a weapon that gives invisibility (kubera – antardhanastra or antardhana); and ...