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Identifier: indianmythlegend00inmack Title: Indian myth and legend Year: 1913 (1910s) Authors: Mackenzie, Donald Alexander, 1873-1936 Subjects: Hindu mythology Publisher: London, Gresham Contributing Library: Indiana University Digitizing Sponsor: Indiana University

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Text Appearing Before Image: himgifts of powerful weapons, and imparted to him the secretof using them. So he wandered from holy place to holy place untilhe reached Manipur. Now the rajah of that place hada beautiful daughter whose name was Chitrdngadd.Arjuna loved her, and sought her for his bride. Therajah said: I have no other child, and if I give herunto thee, her son must remain here to become myheir, for the god Shiva hath decreed that the rajahs ofthis realm can have each but one child. Arjuna marriedthe maiden, and he dwelt for three years at Manipur. Ason was born, and he was named Chitrangada. There-after Arjuna set out on his wanderings once more. He passed through many strange lands, travellingwestward, and at length he reached the city of Prabhdsa^,which is nigh to Dwarakd, on the southern sea, thecapital of his kinsman Krishna, rajah of the Yddhavas. Krishna welcomed Arjuna, and took the Pandava heroto dwell in his palace. Then he gave a great feast on *In Ganjam district, Madras. * Pron. pra-bhasa.

Text Appearing After Image: ARJUNA AND THE RIVER NYMPH From the painting ly WavMick Gohli TRIUMPH OF THE PANDAVAS 227 the holy mountain of Ralvataka, which lasted for twodays. Arjuna looked with love upon Krishnas fairsister, Subhadra^ a girl of sweet smiles, and desired herfor a bride. Now it was the wish of Balarama that Subhadra shouldbe given unto Duryodhana, whom, indeed, she wouldhave chosen had a swayamvara been held. So Krishnaadvised Arjuna to carry her away by force, in accordancewith the advice of the sages, who had said aforetime: Men applaud the Kshatriyas who win brides by abduct-ing them. When the feast was over, Arjuna drove his chariotfrom the holy mountain towards Dwaraka until he camenigh to Subhadra. Nimbly he leapt down and took herby the hand and lifted her into his chariot; then he drovehastily towards the city of Indra-prastha. Balarama was greatly angered, and desired to pursueArjuna; and he spoke to Krishna, saying: Thou artcalm, and I can perceive that Arjuna has doiie this thingwith t

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