DEATH PUNISHMENT TO ARJUNA Arjuna went to Manipura state, along the route of aswa of aswamedha yaaga conducted by Dharma Raaja after winning the kurukshetra war and also get rid of the sins obtained during the war. king was Babhruvahana his own son with Chitraangada was the king of Manipura state Seeing his father Babruvahana came all the way to receive Arjuna. Arjuna was very upset that Babruvahana did not respect the duties worthy of a King and did not ask for war. He cursed his son as a coward and asked him to prepare for war. In the fight between father and son Babruvahana killed Arjuna, but Naga kanya ulupi, the snake-princess, also wife of Arjuna used the Mritasanjivani, a boon from Ganga, to bring Arjuna back to life. This is because arjuna acquired papam while using Sikhandi, the son of durpada, who is also brother-in-law to him (amba in previous birth) in defeating Bheeshma pitaamaha during the kurukshetra war. Arjuna was given a curse by the Vasus, Bheeshma brothers, after arjuna conquered Bhishma in the kurukshetra war, she redeemed Arjuna from the curse. Nowadays, it is become a synonym, to say that ladies are not eligible for veda mantras phatana and mantra deeksha but many of our puranic women are women are well versed in Vedas and mantras. Moreover, they are able to control the trimurthiees also as in the case of anasuya pativrata.