Drupad announced that to win Draupadi in marriage, one had
to watch the reflection of a revolving fish in a bowl of oil and shoot an arrow
to penetrate the fish’s eye. None could even lift the bow until Arjun rose to
string the bow. Arjuna fulfilled the challenge.
Karna tried the challenge but because he was the son of a charioteer
Draupadi refused his do the challenge. He was humiliated and furious.
The pandavas were attached numerous times but fought them
all off. Kunti, thinking the boys had brought food, told them to share what
they had brought equally. Having brought Draupadi, they had to obey their mother’s
orders and each marry Draupadi. Draupadi was also destined to have five husbands.
The pandavas have Vishwakarma build a beautiful palace and
create the city of Indraprastha. The pandavas were warned by Narad that
Draupadi might cause trouble among the brothers. They decided to give each
brother one year being Draupadi’s wife. If some failed, they would be exiled
for twelve years.
Arjun heard that there was a thief in Indraprastha. His
weapons were in the palace and it wasn’t his turn with Draupadi. Arjun went
into the chambers to get his bow to help the Brahmin. Arjun walked in and knew
he was sentenced to twelve years in exile. Arjun still attacked the thieves and
rescued the cows. He set out for exile with a group of Brahmins.
He set forth towards the Himalayas. They built shelters and
lit fires. Arjun bathed in the holy water of the ganga river. When he was
bathing, he was pulled down and opened his eyes to Ulupi. She told him he loved
her. They spent months together on the lake until it was time for him to leave
to head to Bharatvarsh.
He reaches Manalur where he marries Chirangadha who bears
him a son. He then leaves and continues to travel. Krishna and Arjun spent days
together at the Rivaataka Mountain. Arjun told Khrisna about his adventures.
Krishna told Arjun to make Subhadra fall in love with him and then kidnap her. He
abducted her on the day of the festival. He pulled her into the chariot and
speed off.
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| Arjun's Exile Source |
Bibliography: The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution, Epified TV (India), 2015-2016
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