The story starts at
Indraprasta where the
Pandavas are ruling after the partition of
Hastinapura. On one occasion
Arjuna accidentally breaches the privacy of his elder brother
Yudhistira and
Draupadi when they are together. To repent for this he decides to go on an exile. While in the Manipura kingdom he impresses the princess
Chitrangada by hunting a tiger by Shabdavedhi (non-visual archery). The princess falls for Arjuna and accepts him as her husband. While bathing in the river Arjuna is abducted by
Uluchi, the princess of
Nagaloka. She admits her feelings for Arjuna and they marry in
Gandharva vivaha. Krishna uses his magical powers to bring Arjuna back from Nagaloka. He meets up with Chitrangada and they marry in Gandharva vivaha giving birth to a son, Babruvahana. Krishna, with the help of
Ghatotkacha brings back Arjuna from Manipura and wipes his memory of both the wives - Chitrangada and Uluchi. He says his sister,
Subhadra is eligible for marriage and
Balarama wishes
Duryodhana to be married to her. With the help of Krishna, Arjuna disguises himself as a sanyasi and elopes with Subhadra. Years pass by and the Pandavas are victorious in the
Mahabharata war. They organise the
Ashwamedha yaga to establish sovereignty over the subcontinent. Arjuna spearheads the campaign along with Karna's son, Vrishaketu and conquers kingdom after kingdom. The scorned queen of one of the defeated kings vows revenge on Arjuna and forces
Ganga to curse Arjuna for killing the latter's son
Bhishma. Ganga curses Arjuna that he will die at the hands of his own son. Babruvahana has grown up to become the ruler of Manipura kingdom and surpasses his father Arjuna in archery. Pandavas' Ashwamedha horse enters the kingdom of Manipura. Babruvahana must either accept sovereignty of Pandavas over the region and pay a tribute or defeat Arjuna in battle. Upon learning from his mother that Arjuna is his biological father, Babruvahana goes to Pandavas' camp to offer his submission and to accept Arjuna as his father. Arjuna, who cannot remember Chitrangada insults Babruvahana by calling his mother a woman of loose morals. Thus the battleground is set for a clash between the forces of Arjuna and Babruvahana. On the first and second days of the battle Babruvahana holds off Arjuna's forces with ease and kills Vrishaketu. On the third day, Arjuna and Babruvahana meet face to face on the battlefield. Chitrangada serves as charioteer of Arjuna whereas Uluchi becomes charioteer of Babruvahana. Babruvahana kills Arjuna and effectively ends their Ashwamedha Yaga. Uluchi reveals herself to be Ganga in disguise who was there to witness her curse reap fruits. Uluchi advises Babruvahana to revive Arjuna using Sanjeevani-mani from Nagaloka. As Chitrangada is lamenting over Arjuna's death, Takshak decapitates Arjuna's corpse and take his head to Nagaloka. Krishna with the help of his Sudharshan Chakra defeats Takshak's henchmen and brings back the severed head of Arjuna. Using the Sanjeevani-mani which Babruvahana got from Nagaloka, Arjuna is revived. Lord Krishna then revives all the soldiers who died in the battle. Arjuna unites with his wife Chitrangada and accepts Babruvahana as his son. == Cast ==