उलूपी

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

ULŪPĪ   Wife of Arjuna.
1) How she became the wife of Arjuna.
Once Arjuna happened to enter the palace in which Dharmaputra was living with Pāñcālī. As a result, Arjuna had to go on a pilgrimage for a year. (See under Irāvān). Arjuna reached Gaṅgādvāra. When he got down into the river Gaṅgā, he saw Ulūpī the daughter of Nāgarāja (King of the serpents). He asked her a few questions. She told him thus:--“I am the daughter of the serpent Kauravya of the family of Airāvata. I came to bathe in the river and when I saw you I grew amorous.” Arjuna told her that Dharmaputra had imposed on him celibacy for twelve months and that it was not right to marry in the meantime. Ulūpī argued with Arjuna and convinced him that it was not wrong to marry her. Arjuna married her. A son named Irāvān was born to her.
2) How Ulūpī caused Arjuna to be killed and how he was brought to life again.
(See paras 28 and 29 under Arjuna).
3) The end of Ulūpī.
After having brought Arjuna back to life, Ulūpī reached Hastināpura with Babhruvāhana and Citrāṅgadā. [M.B. Aśvamedha Parva, Chapter 87] . As soon as she reached there she greeted Kuntī, Draupadī and Subhadrā. She gave them various kinds of presents. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Aśramavāsika Parva, Chapter I, Stanza 23] that Ulūpī served Gāndhārī at one time. In [Mahābhārata, Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapter 10, Stanza 46] it is mentioned that Ulūpī was greatly loved by the subjects. When the Pāṇḍavas began the ‘great departure’ (Mahāprasthāna) Ulūpī entered the River Ganges. Citrāṅgadā went to Maṇalūrapura. “Ulūpī, the daughter of the serpent Kauravya, jumped into the Ganges and to Maṇalūrapura, went Citrāṅgadā.” [Bhāṣā Bhārata, Mahāprasthānika Parva, Chapter 1, Stanza 27] .
4) The other names of Ulūpī.
Bhujagātmajā, Bhujagendrakanyakā, Bhujagottamā Kauravī, Kauravyaduhitā, Kauravyakulanandinī, Pannaganandinī, Pannagasutā, Pannagātmajā, Pannageśvarakanyā, Pannagī, Uragātmajā. These are the synonyms used in the Mahābhārata for Ulūpī.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

noun  अर्जुन की एक पत्नी   Ex. उलूपी एक नागकन्या थी ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj ઉલૂપી

kas اُلوٗپی

kok उलुपी

mal ഉലൂപി

mar उलूपी

ori ଉଲୂପୀ

pan ਉਲੂਪੀ

tam உலுபி

urd اولوپی

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

उलूपी n.  ऐरावत नाम नागकुल के कौरव्य नाग की कन्या । यह ऐरावत नाग के पुत्र से व्याही गयी थी । विवाहोपरांत कुछ ही दिनों में गरुड ने इसके पति का वध किया । इस कारण यह बालविधवा हुई । कालोपरांत पंडुपुत्र अर्जुन तीर्थयात्रा करने निकला वह गंगा में स्नान करने उतरा । उसे देख इसके मन में अर्जुन के प्रति प्रेम उत्पन्न हुआ । तथा वह उसे पानी में खींच ले गयी । अर्जुन ने उलूपी की प्रार्थना स्वीकार कर इससे गांधर्व विधि से विवह किया । इस विवाह में ऐरावत की भी सम्मति थी कारण इससे अपने वंश का विस्तार होगा यह बात उसने ध्यान में रखी थी । बाद में उलुपी को अर्जुनसे इरावान् नामक पुत्र हुआ [म.आ.२०६] ; [भी. ८६.६] । पांडवों के अश्वमेध के समय अर्जुन बभ्रुवाहन के हाथ से मारा गया । वस्तुतः वह मरा नहीं था; भीष्म को शिखंडी की आड से मारने के कारण लगे पाप का निरसन हो इसलिये उलूपी ने माया के योग से इसे मूर्च्छित किया था । फिर उलूपी ने संजीवनी मंत्र का चिंतन किया तथा तुरंत ही नागों ने वह ला दिया जिसके द्वारा अर्जुन की मूर्च्छा दूर कर उसे उलूपी ने सावधान किया [म. आश्व ७८-८०] ; बभ्रुवाहन देखिये । पांडव जब महाप्रस्थान के लिये निकले तब उलूपी उनके साथ थी । बाद में इसने गंगा में देहत्याग किया [म.महा.१.२५] ।

मराठी (Marathi) WN

noun  अर्जुनाची बायको   Ex. उलूपी ही नागकन्या होती.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj ઉલૂપી

hin उलूपी

kas اُلوٗپی

kok उलुपी

mal ഉലൂപി

ori ଉଲୂପୀ

pan ਉਲੂਪੀ

tam உலுபி

urd اولوپی

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उलूपी  f.  f. N. of a daughter of the नाग कौरव्य (married to अर्जुन), [MBh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उलूपी [ulūpī]   A Nāga princess. [She was the daughter of the serpent Kauravya. While one day she was bathing in the Ganges, she happened to see Arjuna, and being enamoured of his handsome form, she managed to have him conveyed to her home, the Pātāla, and there induced him to take her as his wife, which he, after considerable hesitation, consented to do. She bore him a son named Irāvat. When Arjuna's head was cut off by Babhruvāhana's arrow, it was with her assistance that he was restored to life; see Arjuna.]