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1. Who was Arjun
2. Arjun's Marriage to Draupadee
3. Arjun's Other marriages
4. Arjun in Exile-1-12 Years
5. Arjun in Exile-2-Agyaatvaas
6. Arjun in War-1
7. Arjun in War-2
8. Arjun After War
9. Arjun After War-2
9. Arjun's Special Characteristics

Arjun and Ashwatthaamaa
The war ended on 18th day. Bheem had also fulfilled his vows - by bringing the blood of Dushaasan's heart for Draupadee and by breaking Duryodhan's thigh and leaving him to die pathetically. All Paandav and Krishn were a bit relieved in the camp on that night.

Duryodhan was lying alone counting his moments to die. The then Ashwatthaamaa came there looking for him, and asked - "Friend I had searched you everywhere, I didn't find you anywhere. What is this condition you are lying in here? Who has put you in this condition?" Duryodhan told him everything. Ashwatthaamaa said - "Friend, What can I do for you at this moment? I can do anything, just tell me." Duryodhan said - "Friend, If you can bring, I need all Paandav's heads." Ashwatthaamaa said - "I will. Just wait, don't go away." And he just returned as he came.

He went to Paandav's camp along with Kripaachaarya and Kritvarmaa. First he killed Dhrishtdyumn, then looked for Paandav's tent. After a while he found a tent in which 5 people were sleeping. He made sure that they were Paandav and cut off those all five people's necks. He immediately came back to Duryodhan to give this good news to him that he had fulfilled his promise, but unfortunately he had already passed away. Ashwatthaamaa cried for him.

When the morning broke, there was lot of noise that somebody had killed Paandav's five sons while sleeping, in the night. Ashwatthaamaa understood that he had made a mistake. They were not Paandav but they were their sons. (Draupadee's five sons looked like five Paandav, that is why Ashwatthaamaa made this mistake). Now he got very afraid and ran for his life.

Draupadee was extremely sad and was crying for her children. Arjun consoled her and assured her that this was the work of Ashwatthaamaa and he would bring him to her from any corner of the world and make him fall in her feet. Then she can punish him as she wished.

So Arjun and Krishn came out of the camp and soon found him running away. They followed him to the end of the world. When Ashwatthaamaa got tired running, he took shelter in a Muni's Aashram. Arjun also came there and a great fight took place there. Now Ashwatthaamaa got tired of fight also so he decided to use Brahm Astra. But there was one thing, that he knew how to use it but he did not know how to call it back.

As Ashwatthaamaa released Brahm Astra, with the advice of Krishn, Arjun also released Brahm Astra. Later on Brahmaa Jee's request Arjun called his Astra back, but Ashwatthaamaa could not do that. Then he directed his Astra towards Uttaraa's womb where Pareekshit (the last male child of Paandav family) was growing. In fact Ashwatthaamaa wanted to destroy the whole Paandav Vansh.

Ashwatthaamaa had got defeated. Arjun wanted to kill him, Krishn said "You cannot kill him, he is immortal, but if you take his forehead's gem then also it is like death for a Braahman. So Arjun took out his gem from his forehead. Arjun brought him to Draupadee tying with his chariot. Draupadee freed him saying that one: he was Guru's son, two: her children will not come back after killing him, three: she doesn't want Brahm Hatyaa Paap.

Arjun and a Braahman
This incident  is the part of Bhaagvat Puraan, 10/u26. Once a Braahman's wife gave birth to a son in Dwaarakaa. Unfortunately he died as he touched the floor. Braahman went to the King's palace carrying his dead body and cried and said - "There is no doubt that because our Raajaa does not respect Braahman, is stingy, and is lusty, that is why my son has died. Wherever such Raajaa rules, his people always have to suffer so much grief and pain." In the same way he brought his second, and third child's bodies at the gate of palace and said the same thing. When he brought his ninth child's body, at that time Arjun was sitting there with Krishn. He said - "Is there no Kshatriya archer in your Dwaarakaa? It seems that these all Yadu Vanshee are Braahman and are not caring for their people; as if they are sitting for some Yagya. In whoever's kingdom, Braahman have wealth, woman and children and still are sad, they are not Kshatriya. Their life is useless." Then he said to the Brahman - "I will protect your children. And if I could not protect them then I will die jumping in fire and thus I will do Praayshchit of my Paap."

Braahman said - "Arjun, Here when even Balaraam Jee, Shree Krishn, Pradyumn, and Aniruddh are not able to protect my children, then how will you protect them? This is your foolishness. We don't believe you." Arjun said - "I am not Balaraam, or Shree Krishn, or Pradyumn, I am Arjun whose Gaandeev bow is world-famous. Hey Braahman, Please do not disrespect my bravery. You don't know that I have satisfied even Shankar Jee. I don't want to say much, but I can bring back your children even from the hands of death himself."

When Arjun had convinced him like this, he admired him and went back to his home. When the next delivery time came then that Braahman came to Arjun and said, "This time you save my child". Hearing thus Arjun did Aachman from pure water, prayed Shankar Jee, meditated upon his Divine weapons and took his Gaandeev bow. He surrounded the delivery room with many various types of Abhimantrit arrows. Then the Braahmane's wife gave birth to a child who was continuously crying, but he disappeared in the sky along with his body. Now that Braahman started abusing him in front of everybody and said - "It was my foolishness that I believed on this fool's words. Who could not be saved even by Shree Krishn, who else can save him? Look at him, he wants to bring back that child who has been separated from us by our fate."

At this Arjun went to Sanyamanee Puree where Yam Raaj lives, with his Yog power. He didn't get the child there. Then he went to Puree of Indra, Agni, Nirriti, Som, Vaayu, Varun, Atal, and Swarg etc Lok but he didn't find the child anywhere and thus he could not fulfill his vow. So he thought to enter Agni, but stopping him from doing so, Krishn said - "Arjun, You don't degrade yourself. I will show you all his children. Then whosoever are defaming you today, the same people will admire us."

Then Krishn embarked on His Divine chariot with Arjun and headed towards West. He crossed seven Dweep (islands) with seven mountains each, seven seas and Lokaalok mountain and entered the dense darkness. This darkness was so dense that his horses - Shaivya, Sugreev, Meghpushp, and Balaahak - went astray because of not being able to see anything. Then Krishn ordered His Chakra to lead them. The Chakra went leading those horses with its wonderful light piercing that dense darkness. Then the chariot arrived at the border of that darkness. Beyond that darkness was limitless bright light. Seeing that bright light Arjun closed his eyes. Their chariot entered then Divine Jal (water) and there was a beautiful palace. In that palace there were thousands of gem-studded pillars and Shesh Jee was sitting there. His body was very vast and surprising. He had one thousand heads and each head had two eyes. They were also frightening. His whole body was as white as Kailaash Parvat and neck and tongue were of blue color. And on that Shesh Shayyaa Bhagavaan was sitting. His complexion was like water-filled clouds of rainy season. He had put on yellow cloth. Nand, Sunand etc His own Paarshad, all His weapons - Shankh, Chakra, Gadaa, and Padm, and His four powers - Pushti, Shree, Keerti, and Ajaa were serving Him in person.

Krishn greeted His own Swaroop, seeing Krishn greeting Shesh Naag, Arjun also greeted Him. Both stood joining their hands. Now that Bhoomaa Purush said - "Krishn and Arjun, I got those children of Braahman to see you here. Both of you have taken Avataar on Prithvi with my Kalaa to protect Dharm. Now you come soon after killing all Daitya. You are Nar and Naaraayan." Then both took Braahman's children from there and came back through the same way. Braahman children had grown up according to their ages. Krishn and Arjun gave them to Braahman. Arjun was very surprised to see Vishnu's Paramdhaam. He felt that whatever is in the human being is only because of Krishn's favor."

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