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1. Who was Arjun
2. Arjun's Marriage to Draupadee
3. Arjun's Other Marriages
4. Arjun in Exile-1-12 years
5. Arjun in Exile-2-Agyaatvaas
6. Arjun in War-1
7. Arjun in War-2
8. Arjun After War
9. Arjun After War-2
11. Arjun's Special Characteristics

Arjun Goes Eunuch
When Paandav's 12 years of exile had finished successfully, their one year of incognito was to start. They had to decide where to spend that year so that they could spend successfully so that they should not have to go to 13 years of exile again. They thought it to spend it in King Viraat's country Matsya Desh whose capital was Viraat Nagar. They kept all their weapons tied in a skin and hung them on a Shamee tree outside the city. Then they all went to Viraat's court one by one and got employed as per their plan. It was a bit difficult for Bheem to hide his body but as he was employed as the chief cook people didn't pay much attention to him. Yudhishthir became the counselor to Viraat, Nakul became the in-charge of horses and Sahadev took the charge of cows. Draupadee went in Queen Sudeshnaa's service.

Arjun utilized his Shaap of Urvashee and the knowledge of music and dance here - see Arjun and Indra. He became Brihannalaa and started teaching music and dance to Princess Uttaraa and other girls of royal family. Uttaraa and Viraat were very happy seeing Uttaraa's progress.

Arjun and Uttar
This one year period would have also passed uneventfully, if in the end, just 15 days before, the King's brother-in-law Keechak had not misbehaved with Draupadee and Bheem didn't have to kill him. Duryodhan had spread the nest of his spies to find out about the whereabouts of Paandav so that he can send them to exile once more. Once a spy brought the news of killing of Keechak. Duryodhan got a clue, he thought - "It is known all over the world that there are only four people greater than Indra in strength, in prowess, in bravery and in physical power. They are Balaraam, Bheem, Shalya and Keechak. There is no fifth one. They equally match each other. So now it is clear that Paandav are alive since Bheem is alive, because Balaraam and Shalya have not killed Keechak so only Bheem has killed Keechak and no one else."

Immediately he consulted his Maamaa Shakuni, Karn, Dushaasan etc and sent Susharmaa to take away cows from Viraat's kingdom. People came to Viraat to complain about this and thus Viraat had to go to fight with Susharmaa. And after that he himself, along with Shakuni, Karn, Bheeshm, Drone, Kripaa etc, attacked at Matsya Desh. Now somebody had to protect it. Yudhishthir considered it his prime duty, so he arranged to send Uttar to face them but he knew that Uttar alone cannot handle the battle, although his presence was necessary there. So indirectly he suggested Arjun's name that Uttar should take him along with him as his Saarathee. Since there was no good Saarthee was available, so Uttar somehow got agreed. Thus both set off to defend Matsya kingdom.

Although on the way Uttar was boasting himself very much, but seeing the Kaurav army in front of him he ran away from the way. Arjun somehow forcefully stopped him and asked him to be in Saarathee's place and he himself sat on the chariot n the warrior's place. Now without his own weapons he could not face Kaurav army, so he went to that Shamee tree where Paandav hid their weapons. He brought them down and took out his Gaandeev and told everything to Uttar. Uttar could not believe that he was Arjun, then he asked him if he could tell Arjun's ten names, if he did then he was Arjun otherwise not. To his surprise, and to satisfy Arjun told him his all the ten names with reasons. Then only Uttar believed him and started trembling in front of him.

Arjun explained him all the consequences and took him o the battlefield, fought with Kaurav army, defeated all of them and brought their clothes for Uttaraa. Duryodhan argued many times that he had spotted Paandav so they should go for another 13 years, but all others proved him that Paandav were not fools. Their Agyaatvaas was over and now he had to give them their kingdom back.

My Note
Shree Krishn was Arjun's maternal uncle's (Maamaa) son and both of them loved each other very much. Shree Krishn always guided Arjun throughout his adult life.

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