An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s6.129.3

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At the request of Indra he dwelt there for five years, and learned the dance and music of the Gandharvas from Citrasena, whom Indra gave him as a friend, but he was longing for his brothers and Kunti and thirsting for revenge (III, 44).—§ 338: In the beginning, seeing that the eyes of Arjuna were fixed upon Urvaçi, Indra despatched Citrasena to Urvaçi, who gladly consented to choose Arjuna (b) for her lover (III, 45). Urvaçi related to Arjuna that as he had looked on her only in a solemn assembly of celestials held on account of his coming, where the Rudras, Ādityas, Açvins, Vasus, Maharshis, Rājarshis, Siddhas, Cūranas, Yakshas, and Mahoragas (i.e. great serpents) were present, and the Gandharvas played the viņās, and the Apsarases danced, Indra had caused Citrasena to send her to him, and that she was herself in love with him. Arjuna declared that he regarded her as the wife of his guru, and that he had been gazing at her because she was the mother of the Paurava race. She replied that the sons and grandsons of Pūru's race, that had come thither in consequence of ascetic merit, did all sport with the Apsarases without incurring any sin. But Arjuna swore that he regarded her as his mother. She then cursed him, saying that he should have to pass his time among females as a dancer and destitute of manhood, and then went away.