Originally posted by: medha00
How was arjun related to him and why the war happend b/w arjuna and saindhya army?
Arjun's realtion with Sindh:
His only sister Dusshala's husband, Jayadrath was the king of the Sindhu kingdom...
Why war happened:
The only war with Sindh that I know of (except in the Kurukshetra) was because Jayadrath ordered the capture of Draupadi..
..
Found on net...One day, during the time the Pandavas are in exile, the Pandavas need to gather samitha and darbha (holy grass) for rituals and to gather food. They leave Draupadi alone at the ashrama and request Sage Trunabindu to watch over her. On that day Jayadratha sees Draupadi, he sends his minister Kotikasya
and asks him to inquire as to who she was. Kotikasya goes to her and
after learning about her identity, informs Jayadratha that she is
Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas. Jayadratha in spite of learning her
identity, goes to Draupadi and proposes to marry her. Initially
welcoming him as their brother-in-law,
Draupadi vehemently refuses the proposal. Infuriated, Jayadratha
abducts Draupadi and starts moving towards his kingdom. The Pandavas who
return to their ashrama and find Draupadi missing, learn about the
event that has unfolded by the account of Draupadi's friend Dhaatreyika, who witnesses Jayadratha forcefully carrying Draupadi. Yudhisthira then orders Arjuna and Bhima
to rescue Draupadi. Both of them defeat Jayadratha and bring him before
Yudhisthira. Draupadi begs for Jayadratha to be pardoned and not
killed, in order to prevent Dushala from becoming a widow. She suggests
he be treated like a slave. So, Bhima shaves Jayadratha's head leaving him with just five spots of hair on his head, before setting him free.
comment:
p_commentcount