INTRODUCTION :
Aswathama is the son of Guru Drona and kripi and the grandson of the Rishi Bharadwaja. He was born due to the divine grace of Lord Shiva. He fought on the Kaurava side against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War. Ashwathama,is a famous character in the great epic Mahabharatha.
IMPORTANCE :
Aswathama and his uncle (mother’s brother) Kripa, were chiranjeevis and will live in this earth till the end of kaliyuga. Kripa was also a great warrior, a scholar and an expert in all forms of art. He is a humble and a brave man, who also lived a simple life with much devotion on Lord shiva. His father, Dronacharya has lived a simple life without much wealth. He was a noble and pious man, who never interested in enjoying comforts and luxuries in his life. Dronacharya became the guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas in Hastinapur. And he also trained his son Aswathama in several arts. Aswathama took charge as army general and he has participated in the Kauravas side in the Kurukshetra War. Aswathama was born with a gem in his forehead which gives him great power. Aswathama is a great warrior in the battle field. After the death of Drona, Aswathama was planned to attack the pandavas with Narayanastra. But the pandavas were left unharmed due to the grace of Lord Krishna. After that Ashwathama, killed the pandavas sons and the soldiers of the pandavas army. Aswathama still not satisfied with the death of pandavas sons, directed the brahmastra weapon towards the womb of Uttara, who was the wife of Arjuna’s son Abimanyu. And the child was later saved by Lord Krishna, and he was the great king Parikshit. After pandavas, he ruled Hastinapur in a proper manner, and was loved by his people. Due to the advice of sage vyasa, Ashvatthama has surrendered the gem on his forehead to Pandavas for his forgiveness. And due to the bad deeds of Aswathama, Lord Krishna has cursed him to suffer from several health problems, and to roam from all around the world without the help of anyone for a long period.
CONCLUSION :
Aswathama, though had commited lot of mistakes from his side in the Kurukshetra war, still he is remembered for his braveness, and for his sincere devotion on Lord Shiva. He also contains the features of Lord Shiva. It is also believed that he is still worshiping Lord Shiva in this earth, and chanting his names with sincere devotion. He was blessed by Lord Shiva, and he is also a great scholar, and a master in all kinds of art. Let us worship him, and chant his name with sincere devotion, and be blessed.
“OM SREE ASWATHAMARE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMA SHIVAYA”
“JAI KRISHNA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
