- Arjuna's popularity and fame on the basis of foreigners (Arjuna was from India, so anyone who isn't from India is a foreigner).
- Frederick Lenz
- Arjuna's fame and popularity is superior to karna's
- In Japan a animated serial was made about Arjuna's life
- Source 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Maiden_Arjuna
- Source 2 - https://myanimelist.net/anime/812/Chikyuu_Shoujo_Arjuna
- Source 3 - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=602
- In India a 3rd generation military tank was named after Arjuna
- I have never heard of any character from Mahabharata besides Arjuna getting such recognition in the indian military.
- In india every year the Arjuna award is given every year to the most talented sportsman of the country.
- Source 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjuna_Award
- Source 2 - https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/tags/arjuna-award
- Source 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ5jv_ecO2E
- In the social media site of quora, the most famous, influential, followed, and successful quoran (quora user) Balaji Viswanath has named his son after Arjuna. https://www.quora.com/Why-don%E2%80%99t-people-name-their-son-Balaji-anymore/answer/Balaji-Viswanathan-2
- Some astronomer named ASTEROIDS in outer space after Arjuna no one ever gave karna such a recognition.
- Source 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjuna_asteroid
- Source 2 - https://www.revolvy.com/page/Arjuna-asteroid
- Arjuna's influence is even over Hollywood actors.
- Will Smith is a Arjuna fan
- Even another actor from Bollywood known as "Arjun Rampal" has been named after Arjuna. He is a leading actor of Bollywood. Yet we have no actors named after karna.
Even the actor that played Karna's role "Pankaj Dheer" in the 1980's TV serial "Mahabharata" said that he did not even know who Karna is. He thought that only Arjuna and Krishna's roles are worth playing in the Mahabharata.
Video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRegyeVD7Tg
Time slot - 46:26 (Pankaj Dheer dislikes the true character of Karna) 46:37 ("other than Arjuna and Krishna no one else is worth my time") 46:32 (He admits that he did not know anything about Karna).
- List of movies named after Arjuna (the list is too long so i can't show the full list)
- Arjun: the Warrior Prince - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404027/
- Arjun Reddy - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7294534/?ref_=nv_sr_2
- Arjun (1985) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266260/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- Arjun Pandit (1976) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149708/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- Arjun Pandit (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278315/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
- Arjuna (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6275386/?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Arjunan Saakshi (2011) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821329/?ref_=nv_sr_7
- Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355214/?ref_=nv_sr_5
- Alli Arjuna - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485183/?ref_=nv_sr_2
- Thambi Arjuna - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8209378/?ref_=nv_sr_4
- Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265799/?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267950/?ref_=nv_sr_3
- Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1962) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266989/?ref_=nv_sr_7
- Arjun Patiala (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7881524/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Historic inscriptions found merit in Arjuna and not in Karna. Kings identified with Arjuna.
- In Nasik Cave No.3, inscription No.2 (110–138 CE or alternate view, 130–159 CE), it is written about Siri-Satakani Gotamiputa: (quote)
"( Siri-Satakani Gotamiputa) who had inherited from a long line of ancestors the privilege of kingly music; the abode of traditional lore; the refuge of the virtuous; the asylum of Fortune; the fountain of good manners; the unique controller; the unique archer; the unique hero; the unique Brahmana; in prowess equal to Kama, Kesava, Arjuna and Bhimasena; liberal on festive days in unceasing festivities and assemblies; not inferior in lustre to Nabhaga, Nahusha, Janamejaya, Sagara, Yayati, Rama and Ambartsha ..."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasik_Caves some information of wikipedia can be credited to the citations in it.
Hey! I scrolled through most of your posts. I want to ask if you're aware of the Japanese mobile game Fate Grand/Order? If so, what are your opinions of it?
ReplyDeleteThe game introduced me to Mahabharata. It has Arjuna and Karna as heroic spirits who help the main character in saving the world (along with other characters like Rama, Ganesha, etc). They are both very strong, but Karna is stronger than Arjuna in terms of gameplay (if you don't count the recently-released alternate version of Arjuna, which in my opinion, the strongest attacker in the game).
In terms of popularity, they both are popular in the east, but it seems that Arjuna is less popular than Karna in the west. As a fan of Arjuna, I really appreciate all your posts on him. Thank you so much for writing them!
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ReplyDeleteIt's a common truth and that is Karna is way more popular than Arjuna
Arjuna raped Karna like the criminals raped Nirbhaya its obvious a victim/loser (karna) is more famous LOL.
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