Arjun - An Ultimate Warrior,Part 5
ARJUN vs DEMI GODS -
SCENE: KHANDAVA DAHAN - ARJUN ACCQUIRES GANDIVA,QUIVERS AND CHARIOT,NOW HE AND KRISHNA ARE ALL SET TO ASSIST AGNI DEVA IN CONSUMING THE FOREST.
THIS THREAD IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS -
1) ARJUN STOPS INDRA FROM EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.
2) ARJUN AND LORD KRISHNA DEFEAT A GROUP ATTACK OF DEMI GODS.
3) ALL DEMIGODS RETREAT AFTER GETTING DEFEATED.
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PART 1) ARJUN STOPS INDRA FROM EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE -
>> INDRA CREATES CLOUDS TO CAUSE RAIN AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE -
Narrative:
Then the slayer of Namuchi, getting angry with Agni, collected huge masses of clouds and caused them to yield a heavy downpour. Then with the flames contending with those heavy showers, and with masses of clouds overhead, that forest, filled with smoke and flashes of lightning, became terrible to behold.'"
>> ARJUN COVERS THE FOREST WITH HIS ARROWS AND PREVENTED THAT SHOWER OF RAIN TO REACH THE FOREST -
Narrative:
"Vaisampayana said, 'Then Vibhatsu, the son of Pandu, invoking his excellent weapons, prevented that shower of rain by Indra, by means of a shower of his own weapons. And Arjuna of immeasurable soul soon covered the forest of Khandava with innumerable arrows like the moon covering the atmosphere with a thick fog. When the sky above that forest was thus covered with the arrows of Arjuna no living creature could then escape from below.
>> INDRA USING HIS DIVINE POWERS BRING CLOUDS AND THUNDER TO AGITATE ARJUN -
Narrative:
The chief of the celestials also, seeing Arjuna in anger, sought to fight with him, and hurled his own fierce weapons, covering the wide expanse of the firmament. Then the winds, making a loud roar and agitating all the oceans, brought together masses of clouds in the sky, charged with torrents of rain. Those masses of clouds began to vomit thunder and terrible flashes of lightning charged with the thunderclap
>> ARJUN USES VAYAVA WEAPON TO DISPEL THE CLOUDS AND DESTROY THE EFFECT OF INDRA'S THUNDERBOLT -
Narrative:
Then Arjuna possessing a knowledge of means, hurled the excellent weapon called Vayavya with proper mantras to dispel those clouds. With that weapon the energy and force of Indra's thunderbolt and of those clouds were destroyed. And the torrents of rain with which those clouds were charged were all dried up, and the lightning that played amongst them was also destroyed.
>> AGNI SUCCEEDS IN CONSUMING THE KHANDAVA FOREST THANKS TO ARJUNA AND LORD KRISHNA -
Narrative:
Within a moment the sky was cleared of dust and darkness, and a delicious, cool breeze began to blow and the disc of the sun resumed its normal state. Then the eater of clarified butter (Agni), glad because none could baffle him, assumed various forms, and sprinkled over with the fat exuded by the bodies of creatures, blazed forth with all his flames, filling the universe with his roar.
>> VARIOUS NAGAS, GANDHARVAS, YAKSHAS, DAITYAS ATTACK ARJUN AND LORD KRISHNA IN GROUPS,BUT ALL OF THEM PERISHED AGAINST THE DEADLY ARROWS OF GANDIVA AND THE CHAKRA OF VASUDEVA -
Narrative:
Then numerous birds of the Garuda tribe bearing excellent feathers, beholding that the forest was protected by Krishna and Arjuna, descended filled with pride, from the upper skies, desirous of striking those heroes with their thunderlike wings, beaks and claws. Innumerable Nagas also, with faces emitting fire descending from high, approached Arjuna, vomiting the most virulent poison all the while. Beholding them approach, Arjuna cut them into pieces by means of arrows steeped in the fire of his own wrath. Then those birds and snakes, deprived of life, fell into the burning element below. And there came also, desirous of battle, innumerable Asuras with Gandharvas and Yakshas and Rakshasas and Nagas sending forth terrific yells. Armed with machines vomiting from their throats (mouths?) iron balls and bullets, and catapults for propelling huge stones, and rockets, they approached to strike Krishna and Partha, their energy and strength increased by wrath. But though they rained a perfect shower of weapons, Vibhatsu, addressing them reproachfully, struck off their heads with his own sharp arrows. That slayer of foes, Krishna, also, endued with great energy, made a great slaughter of the Daitya and the Danava with his discus. Many Asuras of immeasurable might, pierced with Krishna's arrows and smitten with the force of his discus, became motionless like waifs and strays stranded on the bank by the violence of the waves.
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PART 2) ARJUN AND LORD KRISHNA DEFEAT A GROUP ATTACK OF DEMI GODS -
>> THIS WAS THE MOST POWERFUL GROUP ATTACK WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN EVER DONE BY CELESTIALS -
Indra with his Vajra,Yama with his Danda,Kuber with his Antardhana,Varuna with his Noose,Kartikeya with his Lance,Dhatri and Jaya with bow and clubs,Kartikeya with his Spear,Tvashtri with a huge mountain,SuryaDeva with a dart,Mrityu with an axe,Aryaman with a bludgeon,Mitra with a discus,along with Pusha,bhaga and Savitri .... All of them did a group attack on the two Krishna's.
But Lord Krishna and Arjuna,with the heavy shower of their arrows,defeated all these celestials.
Narrative:
Then Sakra the lord of the celestials, riding on his white elephant, rushed at those heroes, and taking up his thunderbolt which could never go in vain, hurled it with great force. And the slayer of Asuras said unto the gods, 'These two are slain.' Beholding the fierce thunderbolt about to be hurled by their chief, the celestials all took up their respective weapons. Yama, O king, took up the death-dealing mace, and Kuvera his spiked club, and Varuna his noose and beautiful missile. And Skanda (Kartikeya) took up his long lance and stood motionless like the mountain of Meru. The Aswins stood there with resplendent plants in their hands. Dhatri stood, bow in hand, and Jaya with a thick club. Tvashtri of great strength took up in wrath, a huge mountain and Surya stood with a bright dart, and Mrityu with a battle-axe. Aryaman stalked about with a terrible bludgeon furnished with sharp spikes, and Mitra stood there with a discus sharp as a razor. And, O monarch, Pusha and Bhaga and Savitri, in wrath, rushed at Krishna and Partha with bows and scimitars in hand. And Rudras and the Vasus, the mighty Maruts and the Viswedevas and the Sadhyas, all resplendent with their own energy,--these and many other celestials, armed with various weapons rushed against those exalted of men, Krishna and Partha, for smiting them down. Then were seen in that great conflict wonderful portents all around robbing every creature of his sense, and resembling those that appeared at the time of the universal dissolution. But Arjuna and Krishna, fearless and invincible in battle, beholding Sakra and the other celestials prepared for fight, calmly waited, bows in hands. Skilled in battle, those heroes in wrath assailed the advancing host of celestials with their own thunderlike arrows. The celestials repeatedly routed by Krishna and Arjuna, at last left the field of battle for fear and sought the protection of Indra. The Munis who were witnessing the battle from the skies, beholding the celestials defeated by Madhava and Arjuna, were filled with wonder.
>> INDRA ATTACKS ARJUN WITH A LARGE PEAK OF MANDARA MOUNTAIN,BUT ARJUN DESTROYS THAT MOUNATAIN AND GRATIFIES HIS FATHER INDRA.
Narrative:
Sakra also repeatedly witnessing their prowess in battle, became exceedingly gratified, and once more rushed to the assault. The chastiser of Paka then caused a heavy shower of stones, desiring to ascertain the prowess of Arjuna who was able to draw the bow even with his left hand. Arjuna, in great wrath, dispelled with his arrows that thick shower. Then he of a hundred sacrifices beholding that shower baffled, once more caused a thicker shower of stones. But the son of the chastiser of Paka (viz., Arjuna) gratified his father by baffling that shower also with his swift arrows. Then Sakra, desirous of smiting down the son of Pandu, tore up with his hands a large peak from Mandara, with tall trees on it, and hurled it against him. But Arjuna divided that mountain-peak into a thousand pieces by his swift-going and fire-mouthed arrows. The fragments of that mountain, in falling through the skies, looked as if the sun and the moon and the planets, displaced from their positions fell down on earth.
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PART 3) ALL DEMIGODS RETREAT AFTER GETTING DEFEATED -
Narrative:
No one among the celestials, who had mustered there could vanquish in battle Krishna and Arjuna. When the celestials saw that they could not protect that forest from the might of Krishna and Arjuna by extinguishing that conflagration, they retired from the scene. Then, O monarch, he of a hundred sacrifices (Indra), beholding the immortals retreat, became filled with joy and applauded Krishna and Arjuna.
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KMG Chapter Links -
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01229.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01230.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01231.htm
Sanskrit(BORI) Chapter Links -
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs01217.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs01218.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs01219.htm
~PG
ARJUN vs DEMI GODS -
SCENE: KHANDAVA DAHAN - ARJUN ACCQUIRES GANDIVA,QUIVERS AND CHARIOT,NOW HE AND KRISHNA ARE ALL SET TO ASSIST AGNI DEVA IN CONSUMING THE FOREST.
THIS THREAD IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS -
1) ARJUN STOPS INDRA FROM EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.
2) ARJUN AND LORD KRISHNA DEFEAT A GROUP ATTACK OF DEMI GODS.
3) ALL DEMIGODS RETREAT AFTER GETTING DEFEATED.
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PART 1) ARJUN STOPS INDRA FROM EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE -
>> INDRA CREATES CLOUDS TO CAUSE RAIN AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE -
Narrative:
Then the slayer of Namuchi, getting angry with Agni, collected huge masses of clouds and caused them to yield a heavy downpour. Then with the flames contending with those heavy showers, and with masses of clouds overhead, that forest, filled with smoke and flashes of lightning, became terrible to behold.'"
>> ARJUN COVERS THE FOREST WITH HIS ARROWS AND PREVENTED THAT SHOWER OF RAIN TO REACH THE FOREST -
Narrative:
"Vaisampayana said, 'Then Vibhatsu, the son of Pandu, invoking his excellent weapons, prevented that shower of rain by Indra, by means of a shower of his own weapons. And Arjuna of immeasurable soul soon covered the forest of Khandava with innumerable arrows like the moon covering the atmosphere with a thick fog. When the sky above that forest was thus covered with the arrows of Arjuna no living creature could then escape from below.
>> INDRA USING HIS DIVINE POWERS BRING CLOUDS AND THUNDER TO AGITATE ARJUN -
Narrative:
The chief of the celestials also, seeing Arjuna in anger, sought to fight with him, and hurled his own fierce weapons, covering the wide expanse of the firmament. Then the winds, making a loud roar and agitating all the oceans, brought together masses of clouds in the sky, charged with torrents of rain. Those masses of clouds began to vomit thunder and terrible flashes of lightning charged with the thunderclap
>> ARJUN USES VAYAVA WEAPON TO DISPEL THE CLOUDS AND DESTROY THE EFFECT OF INDRA'S THUNDERBOLT -
Narrative:
Then Arjuna possessing a knowledge of means, hurled the excellent weapon called Vayavya with proper mantras to dispel those clouds. With that weapon the energy and force of Indra's thunderbolt and of those clouds were destroyed. And the torrents of rain with which those clouds were charged were all dried up, and the lightning that played amongst them was also destroyed.
>> AGNI SUCCEEDS IN CONSUMING THE KHANDAVA FOREST THANKS TO ARJUNA AND LORD KRISHNA -
Narrative:
Within a moment the sky was cleared of dust and darkness, and a delicious, cool breeze began to blow and the disc of the sun resumed its normal state. Then the eater of clarified butter (Agni), glad because none could baffle him, assumed various forms, and sprinkled over with the fat exuded by the bodies of creatures, blazed forth with all his flames, filling the universe with his roar.
>> VARIOUS NAGAS, GANDHARVAS, YAKSHAS, DAITYAS ATTACK ARJUN AND LORD KRISHNA IN GROUPS,BUT ALL OF THEM PERISHED AGAINST THE DEADLY ARROWS OF GANDIVA AND THE CHAKRA OF VASUDEVA -
Narrative:
Then numerous birds of the Garuda tribe bearing excellent feathers, beholding that the forest was protected by Krishna and Arjuna, descended filled with pride, from the upper skies, desirous of striking those heroes with their thunderlike wings, beaks and claws. Innumerable Nagas also, with faces emitting fire descending from high, approached Arjuna, vomiting the most virulent poison all the while. Beholding them approach, Arjuna cut them into pieces by means of arrows steeped in the fire of his own wrath. Then those birds and snakes, deprived of life, fell into the burning element below. And there came also, desirous of battle, innumerable Asuras with Gandharvas and Yakshas and Rakshasas and Nagas sending forth terrific yells. Armed with machines vomiting from their throats (mouths?) iron balls and bullets, and catapults for propelling huge stones, and rockets, they approached to strike Krishna and Partha, their energy and strength increased by wrath. But though they rained a perfect shower of weapons, Vibhatsu, addressing them reproachfully, struck off their heads with his own sharp arrows. That slayer of foes, Krishna, also, endued with great energy, made a great slaughter of the Daitya and the Danava with his discus. Many Asuras of immeasurable might, pierced with Krishna's arrows and smitten with the force of his discus, became motionless like waifs and strays stranded on the bank by the violence of the waves.
---------------------------------------------
PART 2) ARJUN AND LORD KRISHNA DEFEAT A GROUP ATTACK OF DEMI GODS -
>> THIS WAS THE MOST POWERFUL GROUP ATTACK WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN EVER DONE BY CELESTIALS -
Indra with his Vajra,Yama with his Danda,Kuber with his Antardhana,Varuna with his Noose,Kartikeya with his Lance,Dhatri and Jaya with bow and clubs,Kartikeya with his Spear,Tvashtri with a huge mountain,SuryaDeva with a dart,Mrityu with an axe,Aryaman with a bludgeon,Mitra with a discus,along with Pusha,bhaga and Savitri .... All of them did a group attack on the two Krishna's.
But Lord Krishna and Arjuna,with the heavy shower of their arrows,defeated all these celestials.
Narrative:
Then Sakra the lord of the celestials, riding on his white elephant, rushed at those heroes, and taking up his thunderbolt which could never go in vain, hurled it with great force. And the slayer of Asuras said unto the gods, 'These two are slain.' Beholding the fierce thunderbolt about to be hurled by their chief, the celestials all took up their respective weapons. Yama, O king, took up the death-dealing mace, and Kuvera his spiked club, and Varuna his noose and beautiful missile. And Skanda (Kartikeya) took up his long lance and stood motionless like the mountain of Meru. The Aswins stood there with resplendent plants in their hands. Dhatri stood, bow in hand, and Jaya with a thick club. Tvashtri of great strength took up in wrath, a huge mountain and Surya stood with a bright dart, and Mrityu with a battle-axe. Aryaman stalked about with a terrible bludgeon furnished with sharp spikes, and Mitra stood there with a discus sharp as a razor. And, O monarch, Pusha and Bhaga and Savitri, in wrath, rushed at Krishna and Partha with bows and scimitars in hand. And Rudras and the Vasus, the mighty Maruts and the Viswedevas and the Sadhyas, all resplendent with their own energy,--these and many other celestials, armed with various weapons rushed against those exalted of men, Krishna and Partha, for smiting them down. Then were seen in that great conflict wonderful portents all around robbing every creature of his sense, and resembling those that appeared at the time of the universal dissolution. But Arjuna and Krishna, fearless and invincible in battle, beholding Sakra and the other celestials prepared for fight, calmly waited, bows in hands. Skilled in battle, those heroes in wrath assailed the advancing host of celestials with their own thunderlike arrows. The celestials repeatedly routed by Krishna and Arjuna, at last left the field of battle for fear and sought the protection of Indra. The Munis who were witnessing the battle from the skies, beholding the celestials defeated by Madhava and Arjuna, were filled with wonder.
>> INDRA ATTACKS ARJUN WITH A LARGE PEAK OF MANDARA MOUNTAIN,BUT ARJUN DESTROYS THAT MOUNATAIN AND GRATIFIES HIS FATHER INDRA.
Narrative:
Sakra also repeatedly witnessing their prowess in battle, became exceedingly gratified, and once more rushed to the assault. The chastiser of Paka then caused a heavy shower of stones, desiring to ascertain the prowess of Arjuna who was able to draw the bow even with his left hand. Arjuna, in great wrath, dispelled with his arrows that thick shower. Then he of a hundred sacrifices beholding that shower baffled, once more caused a thicker shower of stones. But the son of the chastiser of Paka (viz., Arjuna) gratified his father by baffling that shower also with his swift arrows. Then Sakra, desirous of smiting down the son of Pandu, tore up with his hands a large peak from Mandara, with tall trees on it, and hurled it against him. But Arjuna divided that mountain-peak into a thousand pieces by his swift-going and fire-mouthed arrows. The fragments of that mountain, in falling through the skies, looked as if the sun and the moon and the planets, displaced from their positions fell down on earth.
-----------------------------------------------
PART 3) ALL DEMIGODS RETREAT AFTER GETTING DEFEATED -
Narrative:
No one among the celestials, who had mustered there could vanquish in battle Krishna and Arjuna. When the celestials saw that they could not protect that forest from the might of Krishna and Arjuna by extinguishing that conflagration, they retired from the scene. Then, O monarch, he of a hundred sacrifices (Indra), beholding the immortals retreat, became filled with joy and applauded Krishna and Arjuna.
-----------------------------------------------
KMG Chapter Links -
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01229.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01230.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01231.htm
Sanskrit(BORI) Chapter Links -
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs01217.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs01218.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs01219.htm
~PG
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