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Mahabharata: Regarding Ashwathama
by Guest Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:04 am
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Upapandavas (उपपाण्डव, lit. junior Pandavas), also known as Pandavaputras (पाण्डवपुत्र, lit. sons of Pandavas) or Panchakumaras (पञ्चकुमार, lit. five sons) are the five sons born to Draupadi from each of the five Pandavas. They are Prativindhya, Shatanika, Sutasoma, Shrutasena and Shrutakarma.[1][2] They fought the battle on the side of the Pandavas, but not much is said in the Mahabharata about the brothers except for fleeting mentions during the battle. However all five of them were killed by Ashwathama on the night of the last day of the war....
On the last night of the war after Duryodhana's death and Kaurava defeat, a very disturbed and restless Ashwatthama was sitting sleepless under a large tree. He observed that an owl which had been attacked and harassed by numerous crows in the morning, attacked the same group of crows at night. Taking this as a divine sign, he got the idea of attacking the Pandava camp at midnight.
He gathered the only other surviving Kaurava warriors - Kritavarma and Kripacharya attacked the Pandava camp on the 18th night of the Kurukshetra war. He killed Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi and many other prominent warriors of Pandava army while they were sleeping. Those who tried to flee from Ashwatthama's wrath were hacked down by Kripacharya and Kritavarma who were positioned at the camp's entrance.
He killed all the five Upapandavas during their sleep. In some versions of the story, he believes them to be the five Pandava brothers; in others, he purposefully attacks the Pandavas' heirs in order to hurt the Pandavas emotionally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upapandavas
On the last night of the war after Duryodhana's death and Kaurava defeat, a very disturbed and restless Ashwatthama was sitting sleepless under a large tree. He observed that an owl which had been attacked and harassed by numerous crows in the morning, attacked the same group of crows at night. Taking this as a divine sign, he got the idea of attacking the Pandava camp at midnight.
He gathered the only other surviving Kaurava warriors - Kritavarma and Kripacharya attacked the Pandava camp on the 18th night of the Kurukshetra war. He killed Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi and many other prominent warriors of Pandava army while they were sleeping. Those who tried to flee from Ashwatthama's wrath were hacked down by Kripacharya and Kritavarma who were positioned at the camp's entrance.
He killed all the five Upapandavas during their sleep. In some versions of the story, he believes them to be the five Pandava brothers; in others, he purposefully attacks the Pandavas' heirs in order to hurt the Pandavas emotionally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upapandavas
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Re: Mahabharata: Regarding Ashwathama
by Guest Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:05 am
Ashwathama was subsequently cursed by Lord Krishna:
O! Ashwathama “You will carry the burden of all the people’s sins on your shoulders and will roam alone like a ghost without getting any love and courtesy till the end of Kaliyuga, You will have neither any hospitality nor any accommodation; You will be in total isolation from the mankind and society; Your body will suffer from a host of incurable diseases forming sores and ulcers that would never heal. May you, Ashwathama, lead the most wretched life anyone can ever lead. May you never receive love or affection ever in your life unto the end of Time ”.
http://gita-blog.blogspot.com/2013/12/when-lord-krishna-cursed-ashwathama.html
O! Ashwathama “You will carry the burden of all the people’s sins on your shoulders and will roam alone like a ghost without getting any love and courtesy till the end of Kaliyuga, You will have neither any hospitality nor any accommodation; You will be in total isolation from the mankind and society; Your body will suffer from a host of incurable diseases forming sores and ulcers that would never heal. May you, Ashwathama, lead the most wretched life anyone can ever lead. May you never receive love or affection ever in your life unto the end of Time ”.
http://gita-blog.blogspot.com/2013/12/when-lord-krishna-cursed-ashwathama.html
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Re: Mahabharata: Regarding Ashwathama
by Merlot Daruwala Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:11 am
Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps wrote:Ashwathama was subsequently cursed by Lord Krishna:
O! Ashwathama “You will carry the burden of all the people’s sins on your shoulders and will roam alone like a ghost without getting any love and courtesy till the end of Kaliyuga, You will have neither any hospitality nor any accommodation; You will be in total isolation from the mankind and society; Your body will suffer from a host of incurable diseases forming sores and ulcers that would never heal. May you, Ashwathama, lead the most wretched life anyone can ever lead. May you never receive love or affection ever in your life unto the end of Time ”.
http://gita-blog.blogspot.com/2013/12/when-lord-krishna-cursed-ashwathama.html
Are you saying Vee Unkil is Ashwathama?
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Re: Mahabharata: Regarding Ashwathama
by Guest Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:48 am
Merlot Daruwala wrote:Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps wrote:Ashwathama was subsequently cursed by Lord Krishna:
O! Ashwathama “You will carry the burden of all the people’s sins on your shoulders and will roam alone like a ghost without getting any love and courtesy till the end of Kaliyuga, You will have neither any hospitality nor any accommodation; You will be in total isolation from the mankind and society; Your body will suffer from a host of incurable diseases forming sores and ulcers that would never heal. May you, Ashwathama, lead the most wretched life anyone can ever lead. May you never receive love or affection ever in your life unto the end of Time ”.
http://gita-blog.blogspot.com/2013/12/when-lord-krishna-cursed-ashwathama.html
Are you saying Vee Unkil is Ashwathama?
No. I was reminded of Ashwathama when i read the article at the link given by Uppili:
https://such.forumotion.com/t35996-what-the-english-cong-media-forgot-to-mention
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Re: Mahabharata: Regarding Ashwathama
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:24 am
Good research Rashmun.
Based on the above ancient (real or imaginary) tale (five Pandava kids killed by Ashwathama at the end of Mahabharata), should there be reservations in education and jobs these days to anyone having the surname (caste) Pandava?
Based on the above ancient (real or imaginary) tale (five Pandava kids killed by Ashwathama at the end of Mahabharata), should there be reservations in education and jobs these days to anyone having the surname (caste) Pandava?
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Re: Mahabharata: Regarding Ashwathama
by Guest Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:27 am
Seva Lamberdar wrote:Good research Rashmun.
Based on the above ancient (real or imaginary) tale (five Pandava kids killed by Ashwathama at the end of Mahabharata), should there be reservations in education and jobs these days to anyone having the surname (caste) Pandava?
good question.
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