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Did Arjun break his Gandiv for Subhadra?

Did Arjun break his Gandiv for Subhadra?

No. He did not. You must have got confused with some other incident. ARJUN never broke GANDIV.

Did Arjun break Gandiv?

Arjuna abandoning Gandiva after the Kurukshetra war. Gandiva (IAST: Gāṇḍīva; Sanskrit: गाण्डीव) is a divine bow of Arjuna, one of the Pandavas from the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

Why was Gandiva in Draupadi’s room?

Now, Draupadi was spending time with Yudhistira (as per Narada’s prescription) and the way to the room of weapons was through Yudhistira’s room (bad planning, at best). Therefore, he had to enter the room to collect his Gandiva. In fact, Yudhistira, had freed Arjuna of his promise.

How many years Arjuna went to Vanvas?

Arjuna broke the rule regarding Draupadi and again went on exile for 12 years. Though he married in between and spent some time with Chitrangada ,he continued his pilgrimage again and ended it in Pushkar kshetra.

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How many years did Arjuna go for exile alone?

12-year
The brothers, including Arjuna, were forced into a 12-year exile, to be followed by a year living incognito if Yudhishthira was to regain his kingdom.

How did Arjuna acquire the celestial bow Gandiva?

How Arjuna acquired the celestial bow Gandiva is explained as under. Lord Brahma advised Agni{Fire God} to consume the Khandava forest, as the dreadful forest, which was the abode of the enemies of the gods{and which Agni had once consumed to ashes at the request of the gods, earlier},had become the home of numerous creatures.

How did Pandavas convince Arjuna to handover Gandiva back to Varuna?

Fire god Agni approached them and urged Pandavas to convince Arjuna to handover Gandiva back to Varuna as he is the caretaker of all divine weapons. Agni also said Gandiva will return to Arjuna again when the right time comes. Hearing this, all the brothers urged Arjuna to do what Agni said.

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Why did Brahma create the Gandiva bow?

The bow was so powerful that even the gods feared it. In the legendary battle of Kurukshetra, Arjuna destroyed a number of great warriors and gods with the Gandiva. The bow was created by Brahma himself, decreeing at the time that this powerful bow would punish the unjust and the wicked.

Did Dhana dhanaṅjaya cast off his bow gāṇḍīva?

Dhanaṅjaya (a name of Arjuna) had not cast off his celestial bow Gāṇḍīva, nor his couple of inexhaustible quivers, actuated, O king, by the cupidity that attaches one to things of great value. The Pāṇḍavas there beheld the deity of fire standing before them like a hill.