Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Arujan's Wives - answer to the quiz


Arjuna had three wives besides Draupadi.

1) Chitrangada - the princess of Manipur. Their son was named Babruvahana.
2) Uloopi - a Naga (serpent) princess. Her son with Arjuna was called Iravan. She also had a big            role to play in the up-bringing of Babruvahana.
3) Subhadra - the sister of Krishna  - Abhimanyu was born of this union. 


Shown above is the painting of Arjuna and Subhadra by Raja Ravi Varma. Arjuna was disguised as an ascetic when they met.

2 comments:

Jaya said...

Hello Swapna, just found ur thru June's Cen's loft blog.... its great to see that u have a blog dedicated to ancient history... i will be following ur blog from now on

Cruiselife & Co said...

I am loving this topic. Right up my alley and I think you know why. Keep it up, it looks great.