Indra

Also known as: Rain-god · Role: divine father of Arjun · First appears: Book I (The Tournament) · Introduction

In Book I (The Tournament) · Introduction, Indra, also called the Rain-god, is named as the divine father of Arjun.

Relationship record

Book I (The Tournament) · Introduction

• child: Arjun “Yudhishthir was the son of Dharma or Virtue, Bhima of Vayu or Wind, Arjun of Indra or Rain-god, the twin youngest were the sons of the Aswin twins, and Karna was the son of Surya the Sun,”

Book I (The Tournament) · III. Bhima and Duryodhan

• child: Arjun “Arjun, born of mighty Indra, and with Vishnu's prowess filled.”

Book I (The Tournament) · VI. The Rival Warriors

• child: Arjun “Rain-god Indra over Arjun watched with father's partial love,”

Book II (The Bride's Choice) · VI. The Disguised Arjun

• child: Arjun “Godlike Arjun born of Indra, filled with Vishnu's matchless might,”

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Extracted from the original text of Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India. Made with Rho MD.