Arjuna—the third son of Pāṇḍu and intimate friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa. After Pāṇḍu was cursed by a sage, Kuntī used a special mantra to beget children and called for the demigod Indra. By the union of Indra and Kuntī, Arjuna was born. In his previous life he was Nara, the eternal associate of Lord Nārāyaṇa. Kṛṣṇa became his chariot driver and spoke the Bhagavad-gītā to him on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra; An eternal associate of Kṛṣṇa.
Arjuna-the third son of Panḍu and intimate friend of Lord Krsna. After Panḍu was cursed by a sage, Kunti used a special mantra to beget children and called for the demigod Indra. By the union of Indra and Kunti, Arjuna was born. In his previous life he was Nara, the eternal associate of Lord Narayana. Krsna became his chariot driver and spoke the Bhagavad-gita to him on the battlefield of Kuruksetra; An eternal associate of Krsna.
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