Another version, says he was cursed to remain alive and even death would not come near him till the end of Kaliyuga. According to legend Ashwathama is alive somewhere closeby and will remain so till the end of Kalyuga and see the evil things that no one could have even imagined in satyug, dwapar or treta yuga. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign in. Log into your account.
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And hence, to punish him for the sins he had committed, Shri Krishna asked him to cut the jewel from his forehead and roam around the world in search of sympathy, love, mercy and peace of mind. And this curse proved to be deadlier than death because Ashwathama knew that he is immortal and that he shall have to carry the burden of his sins until the end of Kaliyuga. Follow us on :. Times Now Digital. Updated May 13, IST. He deceitfully killed them when they were asleep, to please his friend Duryodhana, who wanted to see the Pandavas dead.
Why Gandhari removed her blindfold to see Duryodhana before his fight with Bhim on war's last day. After Narayanastra and Agni Astra failed, a war took place between both the parties.
Ashwathama succeeded in defeating Dhrishtadyumna in direct combat but was failed to kill him. He was saved by Satyaki and Bhima. Read Complete Story.
When Duryodhana was killed by Bheema Bhima , then remaining Kauravas warriors including Ashwathama made a deadly attempt to kill the Pandavas brothers in the night when they would be sleeping.
When Pandavas returned to the camp and learned about this dreadful incident, they become inconsolable. On seeing Pandavas, Ashwathama as the last option devised a Brahmashirsha Astra from a blade of grass and invoked it against the Pandavas and Krishna. Brahmashirsha Astra is the evolution of the Brahmastra and showered a shower of meteors to annihilate the enemy. This weapon can be invoked by using sacred mantras into any object, even to a blade of grass.
Arjuna was able to withdraw this weapon, but Ashwathama is unable to do so because Drona never taught him how to withdraw it. This limits him from using this weapon for only one instance.
Instead of deviating his weapon towards an uninhabited place, where this Astra can explode harmlessly, he directed it towards the womb of the pregnant Uttara wife of Abhimanyu — the son of Arjuna in an attempt to end the lineage of the Pandavas.
Her son was later revived by Krishna. As a punishment, Ashwatthama was asked to surrender the gem on his forehead. Krishna then cursed Ashwatthama for years that he will roam in the forests with blood and puss oozing out of his injuries and cry for death. Since he had no fear of death during the war, death would not meet him. He will have neither any hospitality nor any accommodation; he will be in total isolation without any contact of physical communication from mankind and society.
The wound caused by the removal of this gem on his forehead will not heal, and his body will suffer from a host of incurable diseases forming sores and ulcers that would never heal for years.
So, he was born with such extreme power. People also believed that he was born with a boon immortality as he was the Rudra form fierce form of lord Shiva himself.
While Guru Dronacharya taught the Kauravas and Pandavas in gurukul, Ashwatthama was also trained by him. Since his childhood, Ashwatthama had an immense interest towards power and command. He later became friends with the eldest Kaurava — Duryodhan, who was going to be the next king of Hastinapur. Along with Duryodhan, Ashwatthama was also envious of the Pandavas and majorly Arjun.
It was because he noticed that his father Guru Drona was partial towards Arjun in gurukul. Ashwatthama along with his father Guru Drona, fought along the Kauravas against the Pandavas. In this battle, Ashwatthama killed the greatest number of people after Karna and Arjun.
Further on the tenth day of the Kurukshetra War, Bheeshma was defeated by the Pandavas. Guru Dronacharya was appointed as the commander of the Kaurava army. Although, the Pandavas could not kill Ashwatthama. It was Bhima who killed an elephant named Ashwatthama. However, initially, Guru Dronacharya does not believe the Pandavas. Later Yudhsithira the eldest Pandava who known was known to always speak the truth, confirmed the death of Ashwatthama.
This left Dronacharya disheartened as his son Ashwatthama was very dear to him. In despair, he gives up on all his weapons and begins to meditate. On sighting him armless, Dhristadyumna the son of Drupada and brother of Draupadi beheads Guru Dronacharya. On learning about the death of his father, furious Ashwatthama releases the Narayanastra. Narayanastra has the power to destroy one Akshauhini completely. An Akshauhini is the battle formation consisting of 21, chariots, 21, elephants, 65, horses and , infantries.
He also tries the Agni Astra, but fails in defeating the Pandavas, at the end of the day. However, this leaves Ashwatthama enraged and he refuses to allow Pandavas to attend the last rites of their Guru Dronacharya.
The Kurukshetra War ended with Bheema defeating Duryodhan, leaving Ashwatthama on the losing side despite his great powers. From the side of the Kauravas, Ashwatthama, Kripacharya and Kritavarma were the only survivors. It is believed after the War ended, they met Duryodhan on his death bed.
Even in his last moments, Duryodhan ordered his best friend Ashhwatthama to kill the Pandavas and avenge his death. He adds on saying that it was the only way he could rest in peace. Ashwatthama was left frustrated and decided to take revenge of the death of his friend Duryodhan as well as his own father Guru Dronacharya. He heads with a sword towards the Pandavas tents in anger. Although, Kripacharya and Kritavarma tried to stop him doing such a deed, Ashwatthama was not in a condition to listen to anyone.
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