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Urvashi's curse that became a disguise

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A heavenly curse became the perfect disguise for the year in hiding.

Urvashi pursues Arjuna in heaven; he calls her 'Mother' as the ancestress of his line. She curses him to be a eunuch for a year. He later uses it as Brihannala in Virata's court.

Who: Urvashi, Arjuna, Brihannala

Bound to

Five years in Indra's heaven causes

The Shami tree: weapons hidden as a corpse curse→payoff

The Pāṇḍavas Go Incognito: Arrival at Virāṭa's Court origin

Places: Virata (Bairat, Rajasthan)

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• modern-popular · r-astro.com: five years in Indra's city

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