The Widows of an Altruistic Suicide
So, our fellow Aaravan was ready for a sacrifice to save his kith and kin in the battle of Kurukshetra. More like our modern day suicide bombers except for the bomb itself! The sacrifice from the Pandava side had to be a man who has his chest hairs raising upwards i.e. towards his head. And this was found only in two Pandava men- Aaravan and Arjun. But, how could the enthralling hero of the story itself be sacrificed? Thus, it had to be him- Aaravan- the lesser known sacrificial hero of Mahabharata. Arjun had Subhadra and Draupadi as his wives and apart from these enchanting beauties, he had some minor (or err..major affairs) here and there. So, once during his wandering course, he met this beautiful Naga Princess, Ulupi. And if all had gone well, it had to happen. The consummation of their love bore the fruit of a son named Aarvan. [ wonder why the wive(s) took the waywardness of their males so casually. May be it had been a routine affair for t...