After journeying through Kalinga Arjun wandered along the coastline until he reached the legendary Mahendra-paravat-maala, and then he entered Manipur.
Having obtained the King's permission Arjun paid homage in all the surrounding temples and lodges in the royal palace itself. Therein, upon seeing Chitrangada, the beautiful daughter of the King, he was smitten by her grace. Immediately he approached the King saying, "My Lord, I am a Kshatriya prince and am willing to obtain your worthy daughter's hand in marriage. I am Arjun, the third of the illustrious King Pandu of the lineage of Kuru." The King smiled, "I'm afraid not so soon, young man. I have not been able to give her hand in marriage as yet because of a cause I will now tell you. A long time back, a most notable King in our clan of Asmad called Prabhanjan performed a severe penance seeking relief from the bane of childlessness that he suffered from. Pleased, Lord Shiva blessed him that every man in the Asmad clan shall have one boy child. This has been the case for all Kings, up to me. But no, Dhananjay, I do not complain. I have formally designated this girl as my successor. The only problem with her marriage is that, I have vowed that her son will be the Prince of my clan and not yours."
"And what if I accept the clause?" Asked Arjun.
"You will?"
"My Lord, I do."
With this, the King gave Chirtangada's hand in marriage to Arjun. He stayed in Manipur for the following three years and left upon receiving the blessings from her father after after the birth of their son.
