(Krishna and Arjuna On Battlefield: Flickr)
- Arjuna's father, Indra, transported his son to his own city, the celestial Swarga.
- Urvashi fell in love with Arjuna, but she felt like he rejected her, so she cursed him to live among women as a dancer and musician.
- Arjuna was troubled, but Indra used this curse to Arjuna's benefit.
- Arjuna became skilled in music, dance, and song. He even learned how to wield celestial weapons.
- Indra had demon and giant enemies, named daityas and danavas, who lived in the lowest division in the underworld beneath the ocean, Patala.
- Andra waged war.
- Andra went to the underworld in Indra's car, with Matali as the driver, and killed all the daityas and danavas and destroyed their dwellings.
- Indra praised Arjuna and gave him a gold chain, a diadem, and the war shell.
- Maybe a story about why Arjuna waged war with Indra's long-time enemies?
Bibiliography
Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
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