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Forest, and thus Indra, assisted by all other demigods, began fighting with
Arjuna for his great challenge. They were defeated by Arjuna, and Indra-
deva returned to his heavenly kingdom. Arjuna also promised all protec-
tion to one Mayasura, and the latter presented him one valuable conchshell
celebrated as the Devadatta. Similarly, he received many other valuable
weapons from Indradeva when he was satisfied to see his chivalry.

When Maharaja Yudhisthira was disappointed in defeating the King of
Magadha, Jarasandha, it was Arjuna only who gave King Yudhisthira all
kinds of assurances, and thus Arjuna, Bhima and Lord Krsna started for
Magadha to kill Jarasandha. When he went out to bring all other kings of
the world under the subjection of the Pandavas, as was usual after the
coronation of every emperor, he conquered the country named Kelinda
and brought in subjugation King Bhagdutt. Then he travelled through
countries like Antagiri, Ulukpur, Modapur, etc., and brought under subju-
gation all the rulers.

Sometimes he underwent severe types of penances, and later on he was
rewarded by Indradeva. Lord Siva also wanted to try the strength of
Arjuna, and in the form of an aborigine, Lord Siva met him. There was a
great fight between the two, and at last Lord Siva was satisfied with him
and disclosed his identity. Arjuna prayed to the lord in all humbleness,
and the lord, being pleased with him, presented him the pasupata weapon.
He acquired many other important weapons from different demigods. He
received dandastra from Yamaraja, pasastra from Varuna, and antardhana-
astra from Kuvera, the treasurer of the heavenly kingdom. Indra wanted
him to come to the heavenly kingdom, the Indraloka planet beyond the
moon planet. In that planet he wascordially received by the local residents,
and he was awarded reception in the heavenly parliament of Indradeva.
Then he met Indradeva, who not only presented him with his Vajra
weapon, but also taught him the military and musical science as used in the
heavenly planet. In one sense, Indra is the real father of Arjuna, and there-
fore indirectly he wanted to entertain Arjuna with the famous society girl
of heaven, Urvasi the celebrated beauty. The society girls of heaven are
lusty, and Urvasi was very eager to contact Arjuna, the strongest human
being, and she met him in his room and expressed her desires. But Arjuna
sustained his unimpeachable character by closing his eyes before Urvasi
and addressing her as mother of the Kuru dynasty and placing her in the
category of his mothers Kunti, Madri and Sacidevi, wife of Indradeva.
Disappointed, Urvasi cursed Arjuna and left. In the heavenly planet he also
met the great celebrated ascetic Lomasa and prayed to him for the protec-
tion of Maharaja Yudhisthira.
