Kaarthaveeryaarjuna

ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ is a ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ. He is the son of ಕ್ರತವೀರ್ಯ of Chandravamsha and his name is Arjuna. He ruled Anoopa Desha also known as Haihaya. His capital was ಮಾಹಿಷ್ಮತಿ ನಗರ.
He obtained 4 'vara's from Dattatreya
(i) to beget 1000 hands and lot of wealth
(ii) to be able rule the world with righteousness
(iii) to win good people by doing good deeds and to defeat bad people with sharp weapons and
(iv) to get death only from God .

Once Lord Agni approached ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ and said that he is hungry and sought food. ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ was so magnanimous that he offered the entire earth to Agni as alms. Agni was thus encouraged and proceeded to burn everything on earth. When Agni began to burn sage Vasishta's hermitage, Vasishta cursed ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ that Parashuraama will cut his 1000 hands and kill him.

Once Raavana fought with ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ and miserably lost. He was rotting in the prison of ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ. Finally ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ released Raavana from the prison as per the request of sage Pulastya.

Once, when Sage Jamadagni and his 5 children were away, ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ entered his hermitage and took holy cow Kaamadhenu by force. Parashuraama took revenge by cutting his 1000 hands and also by killing him.

{ The Chakra of Lord Vishnu once became arrogant and thought that it is stronger than Vishnu himself. Inorder to teach his weapon Chakra, a lesson, Lord Vishnu asked it to be born as ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ and Vishnu was born as Parashuraama. Thus, by killing ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯ, Vishnu demonstrated his supremacy.}