Category:Arjuna and Yudhisthira
Theme Analysis
The relationship between Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna exemplifies the perfect synergy of righteous leadership and martial power dedicated to the Supreme Lord. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Yudhiṣṭhira was famous as Dharmarāja, the king of religious principles. However, his global sovereign power and flawless administration were only made possible by the protection of Lord Kṛṣṇa and the unmatched fighting ability of his brothers, specifically Arjuna and Bhīma. Because Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were always on Yudhiṣṭhira's side, his enemies, such as Duryodhana and Jarāsandha, were continually burned by envy and ultimately defeated. Together, these royal brothers functioned as ideal rājarṣis (saintly kings), proving that true monarchy is highly effective when the leaders are perfectly trained in spiritual science.
The most poignant historical narrative involving these brothers occurs after the Battle of Kurukṣetra, leading up to the disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda vividly describes how Yudhiṣṭhira sent Arjuna to Dvārakā to gather news of the Lord. When Arjuna did not return for seven months, Yudhiṣṭhira began observing terrifying omens across his kingdom, signaling the onset of Kali-yuga. When Arjuna finally arrived, he was physically bereft of his luster, his head bowed, with tears gliding from his lotus eyes. Gripped by acute anxiety, Yudhiṣṭhira launched into a series of speculative inquiries, ultimately deducing the unbearable truth: Lord Kṛṣṇa had departed from the earthly planet. Overwhelmed by the agony of separation, Arjuna delivered the final message. Recognizing that their power and purpose were derived entirely from the Lord, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, followed by Arjuna, immediately renounced all worldly attachments, concentrated his mind, and began the mahā-prasthāna (the great departure) to attain the spiritual world.
- The Pillars of Dharma: Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's flawless, religious administration was entirely dependent on the martial strength of Arjuna and the supreme protection of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- The Anxiety of Separation: When Arjuna was delayed in returning from Dvārakā, Yudhiṣṭhira observed inauspicious omens and correctly deduced that a massive cosmic shift had occurred.
- The Devastating News: Arjuna returned completely grief-stricken, confirming Yudhiṣṭhira's worst fears: the Supreme Personality of Godhead had concluded His earthly pastimes.
- Ultimate Renunciation: Realizing that their power was gone with the Lord, both brothers immediately abandoned their kingdom and executed their final journey toward spiritual liberation.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira - The Devotion of Royal Brothers.
Pages in category "Arjuna and Yudhisthira"
The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
A
- A few months passed, and Arjuna did not return. Maharaja Yudhisthira then began to observe some inauspicious omens, which were fearful in themselves
- Advised by Vyasadeva, all the brothers (the five Pandavas) began their maha-prasthana. On the way, at the request of his brother (Yudhisthira), he (Arjuna) gave up all important weapons as useless, and he dropped them all in the water
- After the disappearance of Lord Krsna, the message was brought by Arjuna to Maharaja Yudhisthira
- Arjuna and his brother. His brother . . . eldest brother Maharaja Yudhisthira, he was very moralist, Dharmaraja. His name was "The king of religious principles," Dharmaraja
- Arjuna appeared to be bereft of his bodily luster, and thus the King (Yudhisthira) inquired of his personal welfare and asked so many vital questions
- Arjuna was fighting on behalf of his elder brother, Yudhisthira. Because Krsna and Arjuna were on the side of Yudhisthira, Yudhisthira's victory was certain
B
- Being too much aggrieved, Arjuna practically became choked up, and therefore it was not possible for him to reply properly to the various speculative inquiries of Maharaja Yudhisthira
- Both Maharaja Yudhisthira and Arjuna were unhappy from the beginning of the Battle of Kuruksetra
- By the will of the Lord he (Yudhisthira) became just like a common man because there was another great idea behind this delusion: the King would be instructed by Bhisma as Arjuna was instructed by the Lord Himself
F
- Formerly Duryodhana was burning with envy because Yudhisthira was being protected by the arms of Krsna and Arjuna as if they were his own arms
- Formerly the demigods used to come to this planet. Similarly, great personalities like Arjuna, Yudhisthira and many others used to visit higher planetary systems
- From all angles of vision, the Maharaja (Yudhisthira) inquired from Arjuna about the welfare of Dvaraka, but he concluded at last that as long as Lord Sri Krsna Himself was there, nothing inauspicious could happen
I
- If such things (that Arjuna couldn't protect the brahmanas, children, cows, women and the diseased) had actually happened to Arjuna, Maharaja Yudhisthira was anxious to know about these discrepancies
- In course of time it came to pass that people in general became accustomed to greed, anger, pride, etc. Maharaja Yudhisthira, observing all these omens, spoke to his younger brother (Arjuna)
- In the First Canto we have already discussed the lamentation of Arjuna and Yudhisthira, to whom the disappearance of Lord Krsna was almost intolerable up to the end of their lives
- In the heavenly planet he (Arjuna) also met the great celebrated ascetic Lomasa and prayed to him for the protection of Maharaja Yudhisthira
M
- Maharaja Pariksit would not have been glad to hear about the glories of his forefathers like Maharaja Yudhisthira and Arjuna had they not been connected with the acts of Lord Krsna. The Lord descends specifically to deliver His devotees
- Maharaja Yudhisthira inquired from his brother (Arjuna) whether anything undesirable happened on the way home from Dvaraka
- Maharaja Yudhisthira observed some discrepancies in his kingdom, and therefore he became very anxious about Arjuna, who was long absent, and there was also no news about Dvaraka's well-being
- Maharaja Yudhisthira said to his younger brother Bhimasena, I sent Arjuna to Dvaraka to meet his friends and to learn from the Personality of Godhead Krsna of His program of work
- Maharaja Yudhisthira said: Is it that you are feeling empty for all time because you might have lost your most intimate friend, Lord Krsna? O my brother Arjuna, I can think of no other reason for your becoming so dejected
- Maharaja Yudhisthira said: My dear brother (Arjuna), please tell me whether our friends and relatives, such as Madhu, Bhoja, Dasarha, Arha, Satvata, Andhaka and the members of the Yadu family are all passing their days in happiness
- Maharaja Yudhisthira, like his brother Arjuna, began to concentrate and gradually became freed from all material bondage
S
- Samba: One of the great heroes of the Yadu dynasty and the son of Lord Sri Krsna by His wife Jambavati. He learned the military art of throwing arrows from Arjuna, and he became a member of parliament during the time of Maharaja Yudhisthira
- Seeing Arjuna pale due to heartfelt anxieties, the King (Yudhisthira), remembering the indications of the sage Narada, questioned him in the midst of friends
- Since he (Arjuna) departed, seven months have passed, yet he has not returned. I (Yudhisthira) do not know factually how things are going there
- Suta Gosvami said: Arjuna, the celebrated friend of Lord Krsna, was grief-stricken because of his strong feeling of separation from Krsna, over and above all Maharaja Yudhisthira's speculative inquiries
T
- The Lord left this earthly planet in His own transcendental body, and as soon as He left, the symptoms of the Kali-yuga, as were envisioned by Maharaja Yudhisthira prior to Arjuna's arrival from Dvaraka, began to manifest
- The name and fame of Yudhisthira reached the higher planets because of his good administration, worldly possessions, glorious wife Draupadi, the strength of his brothers Bhima and Arjuna, and his solid sovereign power over the world, known as Jambudvipa
- The Pandavas, especially Maharaja Yudhisthira and Arjuna, anticipated the aftereffects of the Battle of Kuruksetra, and therefore Arjuna declined to execute the fighting
- The reason they (Yudhisthira, Nakula, Sahadeva, Lord Krsna and Arjuna) were silent was that Lord Balarama was somewhat affectionate toward Duryodhana, who had learned from Balaramaji the art of fighting with a club
- This question was posed by Yudhisthira Maharaja to Krsna. "How is it," he inquired indirectly, "that You are our friend and that we are put into such difficulty?" Krsna replied to Yudhisthira Maharaja, - This is My special favor
- This was now disclosed by him (Yudhisthira) because of the acute dejection of Arjuna, which could not have been possible otherwise
W
- We are not for this so-called democracy, because they are not trained. If the king is trained . . . that was the system of monarchy. Just like Yudhisthira Maharaja or Arjuna or anyone. All the kings. Rajarsi. They were called rajarsi
- When Dharmaraja, Yudhisthira, saw Arjuna unhappy after Arjuna returned from Dvaraka, he asked whether Arjuna had refused a woman who had begged for a son
- When he (Arjuna) bowed at his feet, the King (Yudhisthira) saw that his dejection was unprecedented. His head was down, and tears glided from his lotus eyes
- When King Dhrtarastra, Vidura, Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Bhismadeva, Dronacarya, Kunti, Nakula, Sahadeva, Narada, Vyasadeva and many other relatives and kinsmen were about to depart, they felt separation and therefore embraced each and every member
- When Lord Balarama appeared on the scene, King Yudhisthira and his younger brothers Nakula and Sahadeva, as well as Lord Krsna and Arjuna, immediately offered Him their respectful obeisances, but they did not speak at all
- When Maharaja Yudhisthira was disappointed in defeating the King of Magadha, Jarasandha, it was Arjuna only who gave King Yudhisthira all kinds of assurances, and thus Arjuna, Bhima and Lord Krsna started for Magadha to kill Jarasandha