During exile, Krishna met them and promised the brothers support. The brothers were able to overcome a great beast. Becuase of this, the brothers realized they would be able to reclaim their kingdom if they had each other. The Pandavas were able to gain knowledge from all the saints. One sage came to tell them that Arjun would have to obtain weapons to win the war. Arjun sought out solitude to pray.
When Shiva came to visit Arjun, a wild boar came charging at Arjun. Shiva, dressed as a hunter demanded to know who took away his kill. They fought against each other. Whenever Arjun regained consciousness, he called out to Shiva and asked for a garland and aide. The garland appeared around the hunter's crown that Arjun had thrown to the ground. Arjun realized that this hunter was Shiva and asked for a blessing. Shiva gave Arjun a heavenly arrow and blessed him. Arjun had the opportunity to meet different gods. All of them blessed the prince with their weapons. Then suddenly, Indra, Arjun's father, descended and he took Arjun to heaven. Indra trained Arjun on how to use the lightning bolt.
One night, Urvashi, the mother of the Kuru dynasty, came to visit Arjun in the dead of night. She told him she loved him and that she wanted to marry him. Arjun rejected him and cursed him saying that Arjun would never be able to love another woman. Meanwhile, on earth, the Pandavas left the forest and traveled to holy places. One day, Bheem got lost in the forest. Not knowing how to find his way back, he blew his horn and woke up all the animals. Suddenly he was standing in front of a giant monkey, Hanuman. Hanuman told him it was selfish of him to wake up all of the animals. This angered Bheem and he tried to move the monkey. However, he could not move him. The monkey introduced himself as Hanuman, a brother of Bheem. Hanuman told Bheem that he would strike fear into the enemy's hearts when they would go out to war.
Bibliography: Epified: Mahabharata videos
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