1. Ulupi is the daughter of the king Kauravya, and is the second wife of Arjuna.
14 Facts About Ulupi
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Ulupi finds a mention in the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana.
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Ulupi is said to have met and married Arjuna when he was in exile, and with whom she bore his son Iravan.
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Ulupi played a major part in the upbringing of Babruvahana, Arjuna's son with Chitrangada.
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Ulupi is credited with redeeming Arjuna from the curse of the Vasus by restoring his life after he was slain in a battle by Babruvahana.
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Ulupi is described as a mythical form of a Nagakanya, half-maiden and half-serpent.
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Ulupi's father ruled the underwater kingdom of serpents in the Ganga river.
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One day, when Arjuna was bathing in the Ganga river to perform his rituals, the Naga princess Ulupi, grasps him and pulls him into the river.
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Ulupi holds him with her hands and forces him to travel under her will.
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Ulupi argues that his celibacy is limited only to Draupadi, Arjuna's first wife.
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Ulupi loses her son Iravan in the Kurukshetra War, where he is slain fighting on his father's side.
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When Ulupi heard of the curse, she sought the help of her father, Kauravya.
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Ulupi's father went to the river goddess Ganga, Bhishma's mother, and requested her for a relief from the curse.
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Chitrangada rushes to the spot and abuses Ulupi for instigating Babruvahana to fight Arjuna.