ARJUNA ULTIMATE WARRIOR RESPECT THREAD PART 3: ARJUNA PROTECTING GODS

Many haters of Arjuna cry on the basis of him being protected in the Kurukshetra war by gods like Siva and Krishna (who characters of Mahabharata and fans of Mahabharata believed to be gods).
Well i am here to tell you that they are all wrong, that the real fact is that Arjuna had protected the gods far more times than any god protected him. It was not the deity's that were with Arjuna, instead it was Arjuna who was with the deity's.
Gods supported Arjuna? Gods saved Arjuna? Really? My answer to this theory of Arjuna's blind haters is this respect thread. In actuality it is Arjuna who always protected gods.
Now that the introduction is over with. I am going to divide this thread into 3 parts.

1. Arjuna protecting Krishna
1. All the times Arjuna saved Krishna from utter death in the Mahabharata. But i don’t see any of karna’s fans speak about these incidents. 
1. Incident 1 (Khandav-daha) - Armed with machines vomiting from their throats (mouths?) iron balls and bullets, and catapults for propelling huge stones, and rockets, they approached to strike Krishna and Partha, their energy and strength increased by wrath. But though they rained a perfect shower of weapons, Vibhatsu, addressing them reproachfully, struck off their heads with his own sharp arrows. http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01230.htm
2. Incident 2 (12th day) - Then mighty Samsaptakas car-warriors, O king, shot at Arjuna thousands of straight arrows. Covered with those arrows, O monarch, neither Kunti's son Partha, nor Krishna, otherwise called Janardana, nor the steeds, nor the p. 64 car, could be seen. Then Janardana became deprived of his senses and perspired greatly. Thereupon, Partha shot the Brahma weapon and nearly exterminated them all. Hundreds upon hundreds of arms with bows and arrows and bowstrings in grasp, cut off from trunks, and hundreds upon hundreds of standards and steeds and charioteers and car-warriors, fell down on the ground. Huge elephants, well-equipped and resembling foremost hills over-grown with woods or masses of clouds, afflicted with Partha's shafts and deprived of riders, fell down on the earth. http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07025.htm
3. Incident 3 (14th day) - 'Saying these words, king Duryodhana pierced Arjuna with three shafts of great impetuosity and capable of penetrating into the very vitals. And with four others he pierced the four steeds of his foe. And he pierced Vasudeva in the centre of the chest with ten shafts, and cutting off, with a broad-headed arrow, the whip in the latter's hands, he felled it on the ground. Then Partha, coolly and without losing a moment, shot at him four and ten shafts whetted on stone and equipped p. 207 with beautiful feathers. http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07099.htm
4. Incident 4 (14th day) - The son of Drona struck Vasudeva with three and seventy shafts, and Arjuna himself with three broad-headed shafts, and his standard and (four) steeds with five others. Beholding Janardana pierced, Arjuna, filled with rage, struck Aswatthaman with hundred shafts. Then piercing Karna with ten arrows and Vrishasena with three, the valiant Dhananjaya cut off Salya's bow with arrows fixed on the string, at the handle. http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07100.htm
5. Incident 5 (14th day) - Then Bhurisravas filled with rage, cut off the goad in Krishna's hand, and struck Arjuna with three and twenty shafts. Then Dhananjaya, of white steeds, filled with rage, mangled those enemies of his with hundreds upon hundreds of arrows, like a mighty tempest tearing masses of clouds.'" http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07100.htm
6. Incident 6 (16th day) - Then Satyasena filled with rage, hurled a formidable lance in that battle aiming at Krishna and uttered a leonine roar. That ironmouthed lance having a golden shaft, piercing through the left arm of the high-souled Madhava, penetrated into the Earth. Madhava being thus pierced with that lance in great battle the goad and the reins, O king, fell down from his hands. Beholding Vasudeva's limb pierced through, Pritha's son Dhananjaya mustered all his wrath and addressing Vasudeva said, "O mighty-armed one, bear the car to Satyasena, O puissant one, so that I may, with keen shafts, despatch him to Yama's abode." The illustrious Keshava then, quickly taking up the goad and the reins, caused the steeds to bear the car to the front of Satyasena's vehicle. Beholding the Ruler of the Universe pierced, Pritha's son Dhananjaya, that mighty car-warrior, checking Satyasena with some keen arrows, cut off with a number of broad-headed shafts of great sharpness, the large head of that king decked with earrings, from off his trunk at the head of the army. http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08027.htm
7. Incident 7 (17th day) - Assailing him, they uttered loud roars although all the while they were being struck and slaughtered with sharp shafts. Assailing his steeds, his car-wheels, his car-shaft, and every other limb of his vehicle, with great force, O sire, they uttered many leonine roars. Some among them seized the massive arms of Keshava, and some among them, O king, seized Partha himself with great joy as he stood on his car. Then Keshava, shaking his arms on the field of battle, threw down all those that had seized them, like a wicked elephant shaking down all the riders from his back. Then Partha, encompassed by those great car-warriors, and beholding his car assailed and Keshava attacked in that manner became filled with rage, and overthrew a large number of car-warriors and foot-soldiers. And he covered all the combatants that were close to him with many arrows, that were fit for close encounters. http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08053.htm
8. Incident 8 (17th day) - Endued with great activity, Vrisha, enraged at the stroke of the shaft, like a snake beaten with stick, shot many mighty shafts, like snakes of virulent poison vomiting venom. And he pierced Janardana with a dozen shafts and Arjuna with nine and ninety. And once more piercing the son of Pandu with a terrible shaft, Karna laughed and uttered a loud roar. The son of Pandu, however, could not endure his enemy's joy. Acquainted with all the vital parts of the human body, Partha, possessed of prowess like that of Indra, pierced those vital limbs with hundreds of arrows even as Indra had struck Vala with great energy. Then Arjuna sped ninety arrows, each resembling the rod of Death at Karna. Deeply pierced with those shafts, Karna trembled like a mountain riven with thunder. The head-gear of Karna, adorned with costly gems and precious diamonds and pure gold, as also his earrings, cut off by Dhananjaya with his winged arrows, fell down on the earth. http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08090.htm
   
2. Arjuna protecting other gods
1. Paulomas
2. Nivata-kavachas. These being's were causing trouble for the resident's of Amaravati (the kingdom of gods)

1. Lord Indra's statement: O king, when I had said these words, Indra with a smile said unto me 'Nothing is there in the three worlds that is not in thy power (to achieve) My enemies, those Danavas, named, Nivata-Kavachas dwell in the womb of the ocean. And they number thirty million and are notorious, and all of equal forms and strength and splendour. Do thou slay them there, O Kunti's son; and that will be thy preceptor's fee. http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03167.htm - (Chapter linK) 

1. Indra agreed that the kalakanjas were his enemies and he could not defeat them but Arjuna did defeat them [Indra to Arjuna]: And with the Marutas, hearing of the destruction of Hiranyapura, of the neutralisation of the illusion, and of the slaughter of the highly powerful Nivatakavachas in fight, the prosperous thousand-eyed divine Purandara was well pleased, and exclaimed, 'Well done; Well done!' And the king of the celestials together with the celestials, cheering me again and again, said these sweet words, 'By thee hath been achieved a feat incapable of being achieved by the gods and the Asuras. And, O Partha, by slaying my mighty enemies, thou hast paid the preceptor's fee. http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03172.htm - (Chapter linK)
2. Matali's statement: 'Beholding that excellent city, superior to the city of the celestials themselves, I asked Matali, saying, 'Why do not the celestials reside in such (a place)? Surely, this appeareth superior to the city of Purandara.' Thereat, Matali said, 'In days of yore, O Partha, even this was the city of our lord of the celestials. Afterwards the celestials were driven from hence by the Nivata-Kavachas. Having performed the most rigid austerities, they had gratified the Grand-father and had asked (and obtained) the boons--namely, that they might reside here, and that they might be free from danger in wars with the gods.' Then Sakra addressed the self-create lord saying, 'Do thou, O lord, desirous of our own welfare do what is proper.' Thereupon, O Bharata, in this matter the Lord commanded (Indra), saying, 'O slayer of foes, in another body, even thou shalt be (the destroyer of the Danavas).' Then, in order to slaughter them, Sakra rendered unto thee those weapons. The gods had been unable to slay these, who have been slain by thee. http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03171.htm - (Chapter linK)
1. As per Matali the gods (Indra, Vishnu, Mahadeva) were unable to slay the Nivata-Kavachas, and their original city was stolen by these demons. But Arjuna was able to slay them for revenge. Arjuna protected the gods once again by doing this.
3. Regarding Arjuna being protected.
1. Bhagadatta's death
1. Arjuna stated that he was fully competent to baffle this Vaishnava weapon of Bhagadatta - Filled then with rage, he with Mantras, turned his hook into the Vaishnava weapon and hurled it at Arjuna's breast. That all-slaying weapon, hurled by Bhagadatta, Kesava, covering Arjuna, received  on his breast. Thereupon, that weapon became a triumphal garland on Kesava's breast. Arjuna then cheerlessly addressed Kesava, saying, 'O sinless one, without battling thyself, thou art to only guide my steed! Thou hadst said so, O lotus-eyed one! Why then dost thou not adhere to thy promise? If I sink in distress, or become unable to baffle, or resist a foe or weapon, then mayst thou act so, but not when I am standing thus. Thou knowest that with my bow and arrows I am competent to vanquish these worlds with the gods, the Asuras, and men.' http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07027.htm - (Chapter linK)
1. Considering the above narrative, Arjuna clearly believed he was competent enough to counter the Vaishnava weapon.
2. Aswashena
1. Krishna sank the chariot because Arjuna thought that he was just another ordinary arrow of Karna. He did not know that their was a snake sitting on it.
2. Arjuna still killed the snake with ease using six shafts once he found out the identity of the arrowhead - 'Then Jishnu, turning his face in rage, cut off, with six keen shafts, that snake in the welkin as the latter was coursing in a slanting direction. His body thus cut off, he fell down on the earth. After that snake had been cut off by Arjuna, the lord Keshava himself, O king, of massive arms, that foremost of beings, raised up with his arms that car from the earth. http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08090.htm - (Chapter linK)
1. Jishnu was another name of Arjuna. 

Why is Arjuna not given credit nowadays for protecting Krishna from warriors like Duryodhana, Satyasena, Bhurishravas etc? Why do people box Arjuna into a category of being protected and saved by others? It is Arjuna who repeatedly saved Krishna not the other way around.

Also some fools think that this picture above is of Karna slaying Ghatotkaca. In actuality it isn't that incident. What this picture describes is Arjuna's aerial battle with the Kalakanjas in Vana Parva. Arjuna was able to kill 30 million demons - My enemies, those Danavas, named, Nivata-Kavachas dwell in the womb of the ocean. And they number thirty million and are notorious, and all of equal forms and strength and splendour. Do thou slay them there, O Kunti's son; and that will be thy preceptor's fee. [http://sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03167.htm] - As per Indra's statement.

Compare this to Karna who was overpowered by a single half-demon like Ghatotkaca. This is why Arjuna is the best, and will always be the best warrior in Mahabharata.

Even gods took Arjuna's help in Mahabharata. But no god ever took the help of the loser Karna.