Lord Birth of Dronacharya Story of Birth of Drona in the Mahabharata

The birth of Dronacharya, the Guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata, is very interesting. It would not be wrong to say that Dronacharya is the first test tube baby in the world. Rishi Bharadwaja is the father of Dronacharya and mother is an Apasara name Krithaji.

One evening Rishi Bharadwaja was getting ready to do his evening prayers. He went to the Ganga River to take his usual bath but was amazed to find a beautiful woman bathing at his usual spot in the river.

On seeing Rishi Bharadwaja, the beautiful Apsara Krithaji got out of the Ganga River wearing a single loin cloth.

Rishi Bharadwaja was moved by the heavenly beauty of the Apsara. Suddenly the most unthinkable happened - Apsara Krithaji slipped on the banks of the river and the loin cloth slipped from her body.

Rishi Bharadwaja was overpowered by the moment and he involuntarily emitted his semen. The Rishi collected this sperm in a clay pot and stored it in a dark place in his Ashram. Drona was born in this pot.

Dronam means pot and Dronar is one who was born from the pot.

Lord Pandava Panchami 2011 Date Pandav Panchami 2011

Pandava Panchami is associated with the exile of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. Pandava Panchami 2011 date is October 31. It is believed that Pandavas completed the 13-year exile on this day and is annually observed on the fifth day of the waxing phase of moon (Shukla Paksha) in Kartik month as per traditional Hindu calendar.

Pandavas had to go on a 13-year exile after losing the game of dice to the Kauravas.

On the Pandava Panchami day, Arjuna appeared before the Kaurava Army to defend the kingdom of Virata.

Bhishma reminded Duryodhana that the Pandavas had completed the 12-year exile in forest and one year of disguise among people on the Kartik Shukla Panchami day.

Lord Ashwathama in Mahabharata Why He Is Still Alive? | Ashwathama Chiranjeevis | Ashwathama in Rajasthan

Ashwathama is one among the seven Chiranjeevis (without death) mentioned in the Puranas – as a result of curse by Sri Krishna he still alive and roams on earth with a body full of oozing warts. Ashwathama is the son of Drona and Kripi. He got the name Ashwathama as he cried like a horse when he was born.

At the end of the Mahabharata war only Ashwathama, Kripar and Krittivarma survived. Before dying, Duryodhana made Ashwathama the leader of the Kauravas. He promised Duryodhana that he will kill all the Pandavas.

That night Ashwathama walked into the tent of the Pandvas and killed all the sons of Pandavas and set the camp on fire.

Arjuna and Bhima went after Ashwathama to kill him. On seeing them approaching he used the Brahmastra which had the power to cause massive destruction.

Arjuna also used his Brahmastra to vanquish Ashwathama.

If the two brahmastras collide it will be the end of the world. All the saints who witnessed the battle requested Arjuna and Aswhathama to take back the Brahmastra.

Sri Krishna agreed to take back the Brahmastra released by Arjuna.

But Ashwathama did not know how to retrieve a Brahmastra. Blinded by hatred and vengeance, he directed it towards the womb of Uttara who was pregnant with the child of Abhimanyu. This was the only child left in the family of the Pandavas.

The fetus was protected by Sri Krishna and therefore it did not have any harm.

But for his evil acts, Sri Krishna cursed Ashwathama to roam around the world with oozing warts.

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