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Prajā means the living being who has taken his birth in the material world. Actually the living being has no …

Mahārāja Ikṣvāku: One of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu. He had one hundred sons. He prohibited meat-eating. His son Śaśāda …

Manu: The Manu mentioned in this verse as the father of Ikṣvāku is the seventh Manu, of the name Vaivasvata …

Lord Rāma: The Supreme Personality of Godhead incarnated Himself as Śrī Rāma, accepting the sonhood of His pure devotee Mahārāja …

After His marriage He accepted exile in the forest for fourteen years by the order of His father, Mahārāja Daśaratha. …

eṣa dātā śaraṇyaś ca yathā hy auśīnaraḥ śibiḥ yaśo vitanitā svānāṁ dauṣyantir iva yajvanām

This child will be a munificent donor of charity and protector of the surrendered, like the famous King Śibi of …

A king becomes famous by his acts of charity, performances of yajñas, protection of the surrendered, etc. A kṣatriya king …

Dauṣyanti Bharata: There are many Bharatas in history, of which Bharata the brother of Lord Rāma, Bharata the son of …

But despite all this, Bharata the son of Mahārāja Duṣyanta was not less important. He is the son of the …

dhanvinām agraṇīr eṣa tulyaś cārjunayor dvayoḥ hutāśa iva durdharṣaḥ samudra iva dustaraḥ

Amongst great bowmen, this child will be as good as Arjuna. He will be as irresistible as fire and as …

In history there are two Arjunas. One is Kārtavīrya Arjuna, the King of Haihaya, and the other is the grandfather …

Pāṇḍava Arjuna: The great hero of the Bhagavad-gītā. He is the kṣatriya son of Mahārāja Pāṇḍu. Queen Kuntīdevī could call …

During his student life he was entrusted to study under the great professor Droṇācārya, along with other Pāṇḍavas and the …

He met Ulūpī at Haridvāra (Hardwar), and he was attracted by that girl belonging to Nāgaloka, and thus Iravān was …

When Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was disappointed in defeating the King of Magadha, Jarāsandha, it was Arjuna only who gave King Yudhiṣṭhira …

Sometimes he underwent severe types of penances, and later on he was rewarded by Indradeva. Lord Śiva also wanted to …

When his inimical cousin Duryodhana was under the clutches of the Gandharvas, he wanted to save him and requested the …

It is due to Arjuna only that the great philosophical discourses of the Bhagavad-gītā were again spoken by the Lord …