Sunday 6 July 2014

Babhruvaahana goes to war with Arjuna

Babhruvaahana was ruling Manipoorapuram at that time. He was the son of Chithraangada and Arjuna.He was happy that his father was coming to their kingdom. He went to receive his father and give warm welcome to him.But Arjuna did not reciprocate his love and affection towards his son.He was aloof.He humiliated his son,Babhruvaahana.Babhruvaahana was let down with this behaviour of his father towards a son. Uloochi came to know about this affair by her extra ordinary powers. She was a nagarajakumari,who married Arjuna while he was roaming.She came to pacify Babhruvaahana and introduced herself as his mother.She advised Babhruvaahana to capture theyaagaaswam and fight with Arjuna. Then only,Arjuna would realise his sons strength and valor and respect and love him.Babruvaahana went to war with Arjuna. They fought with each other using powerful arrows and both collapsed at one time. Chithraangada and Uloochi came there knowing that both father and son have fainted.Chithraangada fainted seeing both her son and husband unconscious in the war field. After some time,Chithraangada regained her conscience and blamed Uloochi. Ullochi!because of you only ,both my husband and son are unconscious and lying on the ground.Why have you done like this? why did you instigate my son to go to war with his father?What should I call you?Are you not loyal to your husband?Chithraangada wanted to perform Sathi with her husband and she sat near his feet. After some time,Babhruvaahana woke up.He felt sorry for all these developments.He was ashamed for his act ,due to which his father was lying on the ground,defeated.He expressed his unhappiness and agony for heeding Uloochis words.He too wanted to leave his body along with his father. Uloochi thought of Sanjeevani mani and it was prsent in her hands in no time. She gave it to Babhruvaahana and told him to touch that stone to Arjunas chest.He would revive with in no time. Sh etold them that Arjuna would never die. He was one among Nara naaraayanas. He is a great leader and warrior. Arjuna got up as if from sleep.As soon as he got up he enquired welfare of Babhruvaahana. He was surprised to see Uloochi and Chithraangada there.He was happy to see them.He enquired if anything wrong had been done to Uloochi,either by Babhruvaahana,Chithraangada or Arjuna himself.She answered him in negative. Arjuna requested all of them to to aatend the aswamedhayaagam on the coming Chaithra poornima.He took leave of them and started on his journey again with his yaagaaswam. From there,Arjuna reached Magadha .Meghasandhi,grand son of Jaraasandhudu captured the yaagaaswam. Arjuna told him in good words to release the aswam.But the boy did not oblige.Meghasandhi started to fught him.Arjuna was just defending himself but did not attack the boy.Meghasandhi was under the impression that it was his supremacy that was doing the trick.Arjuna broke his flag mast and killed his chariot horses. Meghasandhi came to attack Arjuna with his mace but Arjuna broke that too. Then the boy realised his strength and pleaded for his life.Arjuna told the boy that his elder brother had given instructions not to kill any one.That was why he was not killing him. He welcomed the boy to the yaagam. Yaagaaswam went to Vanga,Pundra,Mlechcha kingdoms. Arjuna won over those kings and welcomed them to the yaagam.Son of Sakuni gave stiff fight and was killed by Arjuna. Sakunis grand son came to attacvk Arjuna and could not withstand him. In the mean while,his mother and other ministers came and requested Arjuna to save the boy.He gave some good advice to the boy and told them to attend the yaagam.Finally,yaagaaswam reached Hasthinaapuram.

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