Questions tagged [arjuna]
Arjuna is the third among five pandavas and better known as the best in Archery. Also known for acquaintance with Shri Krishna which resulted in the famous Bhagavad Gita dialogue.
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Why did Arjuna blame Jayadratha for Abhimanyu's death?
Why did Arjuna blame Jayadratha for Abhimanyu's death; after all he only did his duty of protecting the formation? If at all, if anyone is to be blamed, it should be Drona who was the commander in ...
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Why did Arjuna fight with the Gandharvas frequently when Chitrasena gave him divine weapons and taught him how to dance?
Chitrasena taught Aruna how to dance which was important in his last year of exile. The Gandharvas gave him divine weapons so why did he fight them?
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Has Krishna said anywhere that he took avatara only for Arjun?
Krishna has explicitly mentioned in Mahabharata that he liked Arjun the most and that he wouldn't stay on earth even for a moment without Arjun.
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How could Arjuna entered heaven with his physical body during exile?
As we all know Arjuna entered heaven at the Time of their Vanavas, how could he able to do that?
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Why did Lord Krishna die alone?
It is believed that Krishna had several wives yet only eight of them were crowned queens. He also had exactly ten children from each of those queens, hence eighty sons. With such a huge family he died ...
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How can one conquer sleep ? Who is the god of sleep?
How can one conquer the sleep ? Who is the God of sleep ?
Arjun is known to have conquered the sleep . How did he do it ?
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Did Hanumanji listen to the Bhagavad Gita?Did He “require” the essence of the Bhagavad Gita as such?
It is known that Hanumanji placed himself on the flag of Arjuna’s chariot during the Kurukshetra war;if so,Did Hanumanji also listen to the Bhagavad Gita?
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How can Arjuna undergo 'viswa rupa darshan' if he is a part of universe?
Arjuna undergoes 'Vishwa Roopa darshan' (realizing cosmic form) of Krishna in Chapter 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog of Bagavath Geetha with the grace of Krishna.
There Arjun could see the totality of the ...
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How valid are these words of Arjuna in discouraging inter-caste marriages of 'contemporary' times?
Consider the following words by Arjuna in Bagavath Geetha.
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतस: | कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च
पातकम् || 38||
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभि: पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् | कुलक्षयकृतं ...
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Is Arjun incarnation of Shiva ? Is this written anywhere explicitly?
There are too many things that indicates Arjuna is the avtara of shiva.
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Krishna and Arjun are friends , Vishnu and Shiva are also friends.
Arjun marries Subhadra , sister of Krishna . ...
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Is Krishna answering the question "who is the better wielder of weapons" between Arjuna and Rama in BG 10.31?
https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/10/verse/31
पवन: पवतामस्मि राम: शस्त्रभृतामहम् | झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी || 31||
BG 10.31: Amongst purifiers, I am the wind, and amongst ...
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The Akshaya Patra's legend in the Mahabharata
Akshaya Patra
Akshaya Patra
As per the Wikipedia, the Akshaya Patra was handed by King Surya to Yudhishthir.
Why not to Arjuna, Bheem, Sahadev & Nukul?
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Three sacrifices by Pandavas
When Arjuna was born, the incorporeal voice said "...This mighty hero, vanquishing all the effeminate monarchs of the earth, will, with his brothers perform three great sacrifices."
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What does Bhagvata Purana tell about Arjun-Subhadra love affair ? Was it one-sided only from Subhadra side?
What does Bhagvata Purana tells about love story between Arjun and Subhadra ? Was it one sided only from Subhadra side ?
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How did Arjuna know that Krishna would submerge Dwarka in the ocean before it happened?
https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03012.htm
The relatives of the Pandavas visited them after they were banished.
Vaisampayana said, 'Hearing that the Pandavas had been banished, the Bhojas, the ...
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What are the hundred mistakes of shishupal in Mahabharata?
In Mahabharata what were the hundred mistakes of shishupal ?
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Was Arjuna sad or happy when Eklavya cut out his thumb?
Dronacharya demanded from his Ekalavya after he saw that by his arrows alone, Ekalayva was able to stop the dog from barking. Some people say that he secretly wanted Arjuna to be the best archer and ...
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Who possessed Pashupatastra other than Arjuna and Shiva?
Shiva gave Pashupatastra to Arjuna but who possessed it besides those two?
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What Lokas did Arjuna attain after death?
In Svargārohaṇa parva, I heard that Yudhiṣṭhira sees Arjuna with Kṛṣṇa but later, the end of the Mahābhārata characters is explained. Karṇa merges into Sūrya, Kṛṣṇa merges in to Viṣṇu and Yudhiṣṭhira ...
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Why did Arjuna marry his cousin sister Subhadra going against the Smriti?
Arjuna married Subhadra. Even Dharmaraja Yudhisthira did not oppose the cousin marriage. Krishna actively supported it.
However, Dharmashastras do not support cousin marriage for North Indians Cross-...
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Is Manipura, mentioned in Mahabharata, the same place as the current Indian state of Manipura?
Arjuna married Chitragnda - the princess of the Manipura. Is this the same place as the current Indian state of Manipura?
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When did the Jagannath sampradaya start?
In Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Arjuna Vanavasa Parva (Section 217), a list of places visited by Arjuna was given.
He first went towards the north and visited Bhrigu Tunga (modern-day Tunganath) and few ...
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Did Arjuna marry a widow? Was Ulupi a widow?
Ulupi was the daughter of a Naga King. She had a son named Iraban. His father was Arjuna. What was the marital status of Ulupi during her marriage with Arjuna? Was she a virgin? or a widow?
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Why negative results in life cannot be attributed to god in the form of blame?
I have heard the verse from Bhagavad Gita that says
Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana, Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma
Te Sangostvakarmani
You have the right to work only but never to its fruits. ...
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Conflict in interpretation of “dharma”
We know of the verse in Bhagavad Gita
Yada yada hi dharmasya...
But then Sri Krishna also exhorts Arjuna to leave all dharma and surrender to Him alone.
So if Sri Krishna descends to protect Dharma ,...
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What was that secret message Dhritarashtra sent to arjuna before the day of war?
While reading Holy Geeta by Swami Chinmayananda I come across the following passage:
After their long and strenuous trials, when the Pandavas at last
reached their native kingdom, their tyrant cousin,...
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What style of marriage did Arjuna use to marry each of his wives?
How many wives did Arjun have?
This question suggests 4 wives - but it says on Quora that KMG says he had more.
Out of Brahma, Daiva, Arsha, Prajapatya, Asura, Gandharva, Rakshasa, Paishacha, which ...
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Did Bhima or Arjuna do any pure (not involving weapons and/or violence) acts of charity?
Do either Arjuna or Bhima ever do pure acts of kindness or charity?
Not counting killing bad guys to help people, like the Bakasura case.
The way Arjuna acted towards Ekalavya was inexcusable.
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Did Arjuna kill 10 Kauravas?
It was Bhima's vow to kill all sons of Dhritarastra. We have seen Pandavas injuring them but not killing--leaving them to Bhima to kill. However in Karna parva it says:
He was then surrounded by ten ...
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Emotion of Subhadra during her marriage
There are two questions on this site regarding the marriage between Subhadra and Arjuna:
Arjun and Subhadra's marriage
Arjuna and Subhadra marriage
But no question or answer deals with the emotion of ...
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Did Krishna say Karna was the stronger than him and Arjuna?
I heard a story about Barbareek, a warrior from the south that could kill both sides of the Kurukshetra war with 2 arrows. In the story Krishna realising he is too great of a warrior tricks him into ...
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Vijayadashami - Reference of Arjun's victory
Vijayadashami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent.In the southern, eastern, northeastern, and some northern states of India, ...
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Why didn't Krishna kill only the Kauravas instead of allowing the death of many innocent people?
If Krishna was ready to break all rules and promises why didn't he just kill only Kauravas?
He was ready to fight against Bhishma and was ready to break promise by lifting a wheel. But why didn't he ...
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Did Vivekananda consider varṇasaṃkara (intermixture of castes) problematic or instead welcome it?
Arjuna in Bhagavad-gītā thought varṇasaṃkara would wreak havoc on the society:
adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ
strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṃkaraḥ
saṃkaro narakāyaiva ...
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Did Arjuna really win against the Kauravas all alone in Virata Kingdom Battle
Lately I have grown interest in the Mahabharata and Hinduism. I haven’t read the books but I watched B R Chopra’s Mahabharata and the Star Plus Mahabharata. In the old one, it was shown that Arjuna ...
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Why did Arjuna allow Draupadi to marry all 5 Pandava brothers? Why did he not disobey his mother? [duplicate]
I understand that there are many versions of this story in the Mahabharata, but in one of them, it is said that Arjuna had brought Draupadi home after winning her Swayamvaram. Arjuna had told his ...
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Was there anyone else besides Arjuna in Mahabharata who was known as Parthas? [duplicate]
In Mahabharata, at many places the word Parthas is used. It means there were many Parthas in addition to Arjuna.
Is there any clear reference of a person who was known as Partha.
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Who was the warrior in Mahabharata who had his eyelids taped to prevent sleeping?
I remember reading about a very aged warrior in Mahabharata who had his eyelids taped open to prevent him from sleeping .
He was killed by Arjuna in the Kurukshetra war. Arjuna who was unable to ...
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Did Parashurama really curse Arjuna?
I found a story on Wikipedia
the name Arjuna is cursed by the sage Parashurama. After the defeating the mighty and evil king Kartavirya Arjuna aka Sahasra Arjuna, Sage Parashurama cursed that ...
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Arjun and Subhadra's marriage
Subhadra was the sister of Krishna,
and Arjun was the cousin brother of Krishna, As far as I know, Kunti was Krishna's Bua (father's sister).
So if they were blood relatives, How could Arjun and ...
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Who was the greatest warrior in the Mahabharata? [closed]
The Mahabharata (books and TV series) always introduces any warrior as an "unmatched warrior". For example, Jarasandha is introduced as an unmatched warrior, Kichaka is introduced as an unmatched ...
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King who sacrificed for pre-war Kurukshetra
Before the Mahabharata war, a Kshatriya with a flawless body had to be sacrificed. In the Pandavas camp, only Krishna and Arjuna had flawless bodies but they couldn't be sacrificed. So Aravan came ...
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When Arjuna defeated all the Kuru warriors in the Virat war, then why did he kill them through deceit in the Kurukshetra war?
In Virat war all Kuru warriors including Bhisma Drona and Karna were vanquished by Arjuna.
Go Haran Parva 62
Now, the same Arjuna in Kurukshetra war even with Lord Krishna with him, could not face ...
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Why was the punishment of Jayadratha’s sins given to his father?
Krishna ordered Arjuna to kill Jayadratha and make his head fall in the lap of Jayadratha's father, Vridakshatra. When Vridakshatra put Jayadratha’s head on the Earth, Vridakshatra's head burst into ...
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How Arjuna fought against Bhishma, Drona without Gita Gyan? [duplicate]
We all know that Arjuna dropped weapons in Kurukshetra war because he couldn't fight against Bhishma and Drona and needed Gita gyan.
Bhagwad Gita 1:34-35:-Teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, ...
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When did Arjuna know that Karna was his brother
There are different stories of when Arjuna is aware that Karna is his brother.
Some say it happened after the death of Karna when Krishna reveals it to the Pandavas.
But some say it happens during the ...
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Can Arjuna's statements in Bhagavad Gita be taken as pramAna i.e., are they on par with Krishna’s?
Such as
1.41 - When unrighteousness prevails, O Krishna the women of the clan become corrupt; when women become corrupt, there arises intermixture of castes.
1.43 - By the crimes of the clan-...
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Do the words of Krishna in the Gita support birth-based caste? [duplicate]
this is not a duplicate of
Does the Bhagavad Gita declare that caste is based on birth?
in answer to which the words of Arjuna are cited:
1.41 - When unrighteousness prevails, O Krishna the ...
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What was Karna's Nagastra?
In the Mahabharat there is an incident between the final encounter of Arjuna and Karna where Karna used his Nagastra against Arjuna.
The Suta's son then fixed on his bow-string that foe-killing, ...
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