Jai Sriman Narayana !!
The great epic Mahabharath was composed by
Maharishi Veda Vyasa/Krishna Dwaipayana, son of Sage Parasara and Sathyavati, a
woman from fishermen clan. Mahabharath describes the legend of Bharatha
Dynasty. It was written in 18 Parva such as Adhi Parva,
Sabha Parva, Vana Parva, Virada Parva, Udhyoga Parva, Bhishma Parva, Drona
Parva, Karna Parva, Shalya Parva, Soupthika Parva, Stri Parva, Shanthi Parva,
Anushasana Parva, Ashwamedha Parva, Ashramavasika Parva, Musala Parva,
Mahaprasthanika Parva and Swargarohana Parva and each Parva has divided into
many Upaparva and has chapters in detail. Adhi Parva depicts
the life of King Dushyantha and his wife Shakunthala and their son
Sarvadhamanan, who was famously known as Bharatha, a righteous ruler of Bharatha
Empior.
Lord Brahma created deities, Sages and
Prajapathis. It was the beginning of the growth of human race from the
sixty daughters of Daksha Prajapathi. Pururavass, Yayathi,
Puru, Dushyantha, Bharatha, Shanthanu were born in the family of
Dithi, one of the daughters of Daksha Prajapathi.
King Janamejaya, son of King Pareekshit conducted
a grand Yagna to please serpent Gods. There were a huge number of Rishis
& Sages were present in the magnificent Yagna, Maharishi Veda Vyasa along
with his disciple Rishi Vaishampayana and Sage Ugrasrava Sauti was also amongst
them. Rishi Vaishampayana narrated the stories of Kuru Dynasty to
King Janamejaya at the time of Naga Yagna. Later, this anecdote was
described to the Sages and Rishis assembled in Naimisharanya by Sage Sauti, son
of Sage Romaharshana/Lomaharshana, disciple of Maharishi Veda Vyasa.
Rishi Vaishampayana narrates the birth of
Dronacharya to King Janamejaya. There was a great Sage Bharadhwaja lived
on the banks of river Ganga, he underwent severe austerities and pleased
Lord. One day Sage Bharadhwaja and a group of Rishis went for ablutions
in river Ganga before commencing the Agnihotra. Sage Bharadhwaja observed
a celestial Apsara Ghritachi with enthralling beauty and captivating physical
features was gently emerged from the streaming water, she has the expression of
pride and sensual appearance, she gently moved out of the water and beautifully
treading on the river bank, suddenly her clothes were slipped away revealing
her spectacular physical features. Sage Bharadhwaja wrapped up in the
unrivaled beauty of Ghritachi, he was besotted with burning desire for her
caused to release vital fluid and it was instantly deposited in a vessel called
Drona/Pitcher. A marvelous child sprang out of the pitcher and he
was named Drona. The young and studious Drona attained profound knowledge
in Veda and Vedanga, the limbs of Vedas. Sage Bharadhwaja who has great
prowess and prime knowledge in weapons communicated to the illustrious Rishi
Agnivesa, the foremost of Bharatha race sprung from the fire and passed the
supreme knowledge about Agneya Astra to Drona.
The ruler of Panchala, King Prishata was a great
companion of Sage Bharadhwaja. The King Prishata had a son Drupada, a
bull among the Kshatriyas spends abundance of time in the company of Drona,
engaged in studies and childhood pranks in the hermitage of Sage
Bharadhwaja. After the demise of King Prishata, the legal heir to the
throne Drupada was crowned as the King of Panchala. In the meantime Sage
Bharadhwaja was also ascended to heaven. Drona resided in the hermitage
of his father, devoted himself into severe austerities. Drona had the
desire to have an offspring to contribute the wisdom and intelligence he had
attained from his father. Drona married to Kripi, the daughter of
Sharadwat (Son of Sage Gautama) and sister of Kripacharya. Kripi was a
chaste woman underwent severe austerities, engrossed in virtuous acts and
Agnihotras, eventually the couple obtained a son Ashwathama. As soon as
the child born, it neighed like Ucchaisravass (celestial horse obtained while
churning the milky ocean). A mysterious voice instructed that the child
would be famously known as Ashwathama. The couple was delighted at the
birth of their lovely child; they continued to stay in the hermitage of Sage
Bharadhwaja and Dronacharya devoted his time entirely for the study of science
of arms.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
