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ARJUNA

ARJUNA In whose house, there are Arjuna, an aide-de-camp, Dhru, Prahlada, Ambrika, Narada, Nejai, Siddhas, Buddhas along with ninety-two sporting Ganas and Gandharvas. (Malar Namdev. p. 1292) Arjuna was the son of Kunti by god Indra. He was highly skilled in the use of bow, which he learnt under the great teacher Dronacharya. Out of the five Pandava brothers, he was the third. During the great war of Mahabharata, Krishna acted as his charioteer. He was very dose to Krishna, who addressed him his celestial song (Bhagavad Gita). He was called Partha. See : Partha (Arjuna)

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1. Kohli, Surindar Singh, Dictionary of Mythological References in Guru Granth Sahib, 1993

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