In Hindu mythology, Arjuna is one of the heroes of the epic Mahabharata. His name means 'bright', 'shining', or 'silver' [1]. He was the third of the five Pandava brothers, and the youngest of the three children borne by Kunti, the first wife of Pandu. Arjuna - Birth. Pandu had been cursed with death in case he ever indulged in intercourse. He therefore was unable to sire a child. His first wife, Kunti, had in her maiden days received a boon from sage Durvasa, which enabled her to invoke any deity of her ch ...

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• Arjuna - Birth
• Arjuna - Personality
• Arjuna - The Diligent Student
• Arjuna - Draupadi
• Arjuna - Adherence to his Duty
• Arjuna - Marital Engagements
• Arjuna - In Exile
• Arjuna - The Kurukshetra War
• Arjuna - Krishna and Arjuna
• Arjuna - The Bhagavad Gita
• Arjuna - Karna and Arjuna
• Arjuna - Arjuna's revenge
• Arjuna - After the War
• Arjuna - Other Names of Arjuna
• Arjuna - Referencees

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Arjuna

The third of the five Pandava brothers. A great bowman, he figured prominently in winning the Kurukshetra battle, with Krishna driving his chariot. It was to Arjuna that Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita just before the battle.

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Arjuna: (Sanskrit) A hero of the Mahabharata and central figure of the Bhagavad Gita. See: Bhagavad Gita.

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The Bhagavad-Gita: The most important part of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad-Gita. It is a marvellous dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battle-field, before the commencement of the great war. Bhagavan Sri Krishna became the charioteer of Arjuna. Sri Krishna explained the essentials of Hindu religion to Arjuna. Just as the Upanishads contain the cream of the Vedas, so does the Gita contain the cream of the Upanishads.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Abhimanyu is a tragic hero in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. He is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, and nephew of Lord Krishna. Abhimanyu - Birth, Education and War. As an unborn child in his mother's womb, Abhimanyu learns the knowledge of entering the deadly and virtually impenetrable Chakra Vyuha (see Wars of Hindu Mythology) from his father Arjuna. The epic explains that he overheard his father talking about this with this mother from the womb. Trained by his father, who is ...

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• Abhimanyu - Birth, Education and War
• Abhimanyu - Abhimanyu's death
• Abhimanyu - Arjuna's Great Revenge
• Abhimanyu - Explanation of his Death
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Hinduism and Pacifism

Hinduism does not advise peace in the face of evil and injustice. The Bhagavad gita, which is like a bible for the Hindus, is a message to Arjuna when he hesitates to wage a war against his own kith and kin. Sri Krishna advises him that Arjuna should wage the war because it was a part of his duty or karma and that he should not think of withdrawing from his responsibility out of fear or cowardice. 

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Recently, two colleagues wrote a very fine piece describing how different readers related with the newspaper, and it in turn with them. In conclusion, the writers suggested that the reader's relationship with the paper was like Arjuna's dialogue with Krishna.

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Arjuna is depicted as a wholesome and well-rounded personality, a healthy mind in a healthy body, a person whom any mother, wife and friend would cherish and be proud of. The son of Indra, Arjuna is said to have been well-built and extremely handsome; something of a ladies' man, he married four times, as detailed elsewhere. Arjuna was also true and loyal to his friends; he enjoyed a life-long rapport with his cousin and brother-in-law, Sri Krishna. He was also sensitive and thoughtful, as demonstrated by his misgivings about the Kurukshetra ...

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Arjuna, Arjuna - Birth, Arjuna - Personality, Arjuna - The Diligent Student, Arjuna - Draupadi, Arjuna - Adherence to his Duty, Arjuna - Marital Engagements, Arjuna - In Exile, Arjuna - The Kurukshetra War, Arjuna - Krishna and Arjuna, Arjuna - The Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna - Karna and Arjuna, Arjuna - Arjuna's revenge, Arjuna - After the War, Arjuna - Other Names of Arjuna, Arjuna - Referencees

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Hindu Quotes: Birth and dissolution

The birth and dissolution of the cosmos itself take place in me. There is nothing that exists separate from me, Arjuna. The entire universe is suspended from me as my necklace of jewels.

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In the epic Mahabharata, Jayadratha is the king of Sindhu. He is married to Dusshala, the sister of the Kaurava brothers. Jayadratha - Boon from Shiva. Jayadratha insults Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, by attempting to abduct her and forcibly marry her. After the Pandavas capture him, he is saved from death by Yudhisthira, who proclaims him his slave. Desiring to avenge his humiliation, Jayadratha performs a tapasya to please Shiva. He asks for the power to defeat the Pandavas, but Shiva says th ...

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• Jayadratha - Boon from Shiva
• Jayadratha - In the War
• Jayadratha - Arjuna's revenge
• Jayadratha - Aftermath

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In the epic Mahabharata, Drona (or Dronacharya) is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the devastras. Arjuna was his favorite student. Drona's love for Arjuna was only second to his love for his son Ashwathama. Drona - Birth and Early Life. Drona was born a brahmin, son of sage Bharadwaja. He spent his youth in poverty, but studied religion and military arts together with the then prince of Panchala, Drupada. Drupada and Drona b ...

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• Drona - Birth and Early Life
• Drona - Drona and Drupada
• Drona - Guru Parasurama
• Drona - Dronacharya
• Drona - The ball and the ring
• Drona - Arjuna
• Drona - Ekalavya and Karna
• Drona - Revenge upon Drupada
• Drona - Drona in the war
• Drona - Abhimanyu's killing
• Drona - Yudhisthira's capture and Drona's death
• Drona - Modern assessment

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Karna (written Karṇa in IAST transliteration) (also known as Karan) is one of the central figures in Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the first son of Kunti, and was thus half brother to the Pandavas, and the eldest of them. Although Duryodhana of the Kauravas anoints him king of Anga, his role in the legend far exceeds the importance of a king. He fought for the Kauravas in the great battle at Kurukshetra. Karna - Birth. The princess Kunti, while young, was granted a boon whereby she could call upon any of ...

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• Karna - Birth
• Karna - Upbringing
• Karna - Training
• Karna - King of Anga
• Karna - The Tragedy of Karna
• Karna - The Ride with The Lord
• Karna - The Great War: Kurukshetra
• Karna - Karna's Honor and Dishonor in Battle
• Karna - After Karna's Death
• Karna - Contrast with Arjuna
• Karna - Parallels
• Karna - Iliad
• Karna - Bible

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In the Mahabharata, the gandiva is a magical bow given to Arjuna by Agni, God of Fire. Arjuna intervened on the behalf of the gluttonous and sickened Agni, who needed to consume a forest to heal himself. The bow was used by Arjuna to prevent Indra, the King of the Gods, from causing rain to snuff out Angi's fire and thus allow him to consume the forest. Agni then granted this bow to Arjuna, where he used it to slay many warriors, including Karna. Other related archivesAgni, Arjuna, Kar

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Urvasi was an Apsara in Hindu mythology. She was a celestial maiden in Indra's court and was considered the most beautiful of all the Apsara's. Urvasi and Arjuna In the "Forest Book" of the Mahabharata where the Pandavas spent 12 years in exile, Arjuna lived in the court of his father Indra for a period of time. During this time, he rejected the amorous advances of Urvasi. Angered, Urvasi curs ...

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Subhadra is the sister of Krishna. She is considered an incarnation of Maya who appears as per the instructions of Krishna. Subhadra was married to her first cousin Arjuna, the Pandava, who was the third son of Kunti. Subhadra and Arjuna were the parents of Abhimanyu, whose posthumous son Parikshita, born to the widowed Uttara, was the sole surviving dynasty of the entire Kuru family. The epic Mahabharata is a story based on the Kuru family as well as the Pandavas. S ...

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In Hinduism, Jamadagni is the father of Parashurama, the Sixth Avatara of Vishnu. King Kaartaveerya-arjuna and his army visited Jamadagni, who fed his guest and the whole army with his divine cow; the king demanded the cow and Jamadagni refused because he needed the cow for his religious ceremonies. King Kaartaveerya-arjuna sent his soldiers to take the cow and Parashurama killed the entire army and the king with his axe (given to him by Shiva). In return, the princes beheaded Jamadagni. In revenge, Parashurama killed the entire clan of Kaartaveerya-arjuna, thus conque ...

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Chakravyuha is a seven-tier defensive spiral military formation perfected by the Kauravas. Arjuna, the great Pandava warrior was one night recounting battle tactics to his pregnant wife. He was telling her the secret of penetrating the 'chakravyuha'. Abhimanyu, their unborn child, was also listening in his mother's womb. Unfortunately his mother fell asleep before Arjuna could tell her how to escape from the deadly circle. As a result, when Abhimanyu grew up and became a warrior like his father, he broke into the 'chakravyuha' but was unable to get out, being ...

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Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat (maiden name Anjali Ved Pathak) is a rifle shooter from India. In 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester, she won four golds in the individual and pairs events of Air rifle and Smallbore Rifle (Three positions). She was awarded the Arjuna award in 2000 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna jointly with Beenamol for 2002–2003. Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat - Awards. 2003: Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2000: Arjuna Award Chhatrapati Award Mahar ...

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• Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat - Awards

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Uttara in Hindu mythology is the name of the son of King Virata who went into battle with Arjuna, in disguise, as his charioteer. Uttarā (note the long "a") is also the name of a daughter of King Virata who married Abhimanyu. She was widowed at an extremely young age. Her son Parikshita, born posthumously, was the sole surviving dynast of the Kuru clan, and inherited the kingdom of his forebears. Uttara is also a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Tapasvin is a performer of Tapasya, a great human endeavor of discipline. The most famous tapasvins include Rama, Vishwamitra, Ravana, Vritra, Arjuna. The Lord Siva sits in a perennial tapasya atop Mt. Kailash. Categories: Meditation | Hindu philosophical concepts ...

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