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Initiations and Wedding
Prabhupāda: Sahadeva, the youngest brother of Arjuna. That's all. Gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ [Cc. Madhya 13.80].
Lecture at MPV College
You will find there in the Tenth Chapter Arjuna is addressing Krsna as:
Letter to: Lilavati
As for your questions you have asked for clarification in the KRSNA Book when Maha Visnu says to Krsna and Arjuna that you are my incarnations in my appearance as Nara-Narayana. The answer is when Krsna comes all the incarnations are within him.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.44
So here also, Kṛṣṇa is described as Vaikuṇṭha. Kṛṣṇa is Vaikuṇṭha. So pṛthayā itthaṁ kala-padaiḥ. And we should not try to insult God. Just like Kuntī has described, kṛṣṇa-sakha: "You are the friend of Arjuna." Gopī, gopī-vallabha: "Kṛṣṇa, You are always prepared to please the gopīs." Yaśodā-nandana. "Kṛṣṇa, You are the son of Yaśo..." Kṛṣṇa takes pride.
Letter to: Vrndavana Candra
Regarding your third question: This yoga process is authorized, but Arjuna says that it is too difficult Arjuna admitted this difficulty and it is explained in the Bhagavad-gita. Therefore Krsna said that anyone who is thinking of Him within his heart is first class yogi.
Letter to: Karandhara
taking sannyasa is concerned, you are already more than Sannyasi because your life is dedicated to Krsna That is stated in the fifth chapter of Bhagavad-gita: anyone who works for Krsna is a sannyasi and a Arjuna was an householder, but at the same time more than a sannyasi because he fought for Krsna. That is stated by Krsna. But sex should not be for any other purpose. Perfection, in our philosophy, is to act with unflinching faith in Krsna and Spiritual Master and that
Letter to: Mrs. Perlmutter
"One who knows the transcendental nature of My (Krsna, God) appearance and activities, does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna
Letter to: Hansadutta
Regarding killing the demons, yes, Krsna has done it. But, for us to kill like that we first have to become first class Krsna devotees like Arjuna or Hanuman
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.9 University Lecture
You should learn what is Kṛṣṇa from jñāninaḥ, tattva-darśinaḥ, who has seen Kṛṣṇa. So you can take. You can follow Arjuna. Arjuna has seen Kṛṣṇa. Arjuna has talked with Kṛṣṇa. Arjuna has taken instruction from Kṛṣṇa. What Arjuna says? Arjuna says, paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān, puruṣaṁ śāśvatam ādyam [Bg. 10.12]. Why don't you learn from Arjuna? Then you will be able to convince others. You learn.
Bhagavad-gītā 1.16–19
Arjuna had another wife, Subhadrā. That Subhadrā, you know, sister of Kṛṣṇa. Sister of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa wanted to hand over Subhadrā to Arjuna, and Balarāma wanted to hand over Subhadrā to Duryodhana Therefore Kṛṣṇa advised Arjuna to kidnap Subhadrā. Just see how much Kṛṣṇa was affectionate to Arjuna that Arjuna liked also to marry Subhadrā, and Subhadrā So they made a plan that Arjuna kidnap Subhadrā.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.45–50
Prabhupāda: Yes, that is the difference between Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa. That is the difference between Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa. That difference between Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa means God and the living entities. That is the difference.
Bhagavad-gītā 7.1
Just like Kṛṣṇa is revealing in the Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna. Arjuna is a devotee, and he is submissive. And he is friend also. He is in contact with Kṛṣṇa as friend. Therefore Kṛṣṇa is revealing to Kṛṣṇa..., ah, to Arjuna. This Bhagavad-gītā is spoken to Arjuna, not to any Vedāntist or speculationist.