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Arjuna, however, declines her proposal citing his celibacy on his pilgrimage. Ulupi argues that his celibacy is limited only to Draupadi, Arjuna's first wife. [13] Convinced by her argument, Arjuna marries her, spending the night in the mansion of the Naga and rose with the sun in the morning. [14] Later, a son named Iravan was born to them. [8]
An apsara named Urvashi was impressed and attracted to Arjuna's look and talent so she expresses her love in front of him. But Arjuna did not have any intentions of making love to Urvashi. Instead, he called her "mother". Because once Urvashi was the wife of King Pururavas the ancestor of Kuru dynasty. Urvashi felt insulted and cursed Arjuna ...
Urvashi (Sanskrit: उर्वशी, IAST: Urvaśī) is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the Vedas, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as the Puranas. She is regarded as the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. Urvashi has been featured in many mythological events.
Arjuna himself is an example of gender variance. When Arjuna refused her amorous advances, the nymph Urvashi cursed Arjuna; he would become a "kliba", a member of the third gender. Krishna assured Arjuna that this curse would serve as the perfect disguise for Arjuna during his last year of exile.
Ulupi, the other wife of Arjuna came to the spot with the Nagamani, a mythical gem capable of bringing back dead men to life. [9] She told Chitrāngadā and Babruvahana that Arjuna was cursed by the Vasus that he would be killed by his own son because he was responsible for the fall of Bhishma (the eighth Vasu) and that with the incident he was ...
The Mahabharata documents the exploits of individual apsaras, such as Tilottama, who rescued the world from the rampaging asura brothers Sunda and Upasunda; and Urvashi, who attempted to seduce the hero Arjuna. A recurring theme in the Mahabharata is that of an apsara sent to distract a sage from his ascetic practices.
Episode 54 – Urvashi curses Arjuna, Abhimanyu's birth, Jayadratha's defeat Episode 55 – Story of the poisoned lake and the Yaksha 's Questions to Yudhishthira, Abhimanyu is Grown-up Episode 56 – Pandavas' 1 year of incognito beings in Matsya Desh
Urvashi was a celestial maiden in Indra's court and was considered the most beautiful of all the Apsaras. She was the consort of Pururavas, an ancestor of Pandavas and Kauravas. Later she left him and returned to heaven. [citation needed] When Arjuna came to heaven to meet Indra, she fell in love with him. But Arjuna refused her as he thought ...