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.
Sage Vaishampayan described about the birth of
Kripacharya to King Janamejaya. Sage Gautama* had profound
knowledge in Vedas, Scriptures, Astra Sastra and in the science of weapons.
He underwent severe austerities and attained perceptive knowledge in the Astra
Sastra which annoyed Lord Indra. Sage Gautama had a son Sharadwat, who
was born with arrows. In early years of childhood Sharadwat attained
insightful knowledge in Veda, Astra and Sastra from his father Sage
Gautama. Lord Indra was jealous at the proficiency of Sage Gautama, he
sent a celestial Apsara to create impediments on his austerities. The
celestial Apsara Janapadi arrived at the hermitage of Sage Gautama, there she
met young and attractive Sharadwat with bow and arrow and she provoked him to
have physical relationship with her. Sharadwat overwhelmed at the
exceptional beauty of Janapadi dressed in an enchanting transparent cloth,
eventually his bow and arrow slipped out of his hands, he lost control over
senses and wrapped in a rapid emotion but the ascetic traits and the meticulous
practice of control over the senses brought serenity in him. Due to the
mental agitation Sharadwat unconsciously released vital fluid and vanished in
the sky. This vital fluid has fallen on the clump of heath was
divided into two pieces and two children sprang out of this cluster.
These stunning twins were found by the attendant of King Shanthanu and brought
to the notice of the King who was on a hunting expedition to woodland. The
attendant informed the King about the bow and arrow, deer-skin as a sign that
the children must be born to a Brahmin proficient in Astra Sastra. King
Shanthanu was deeply moved at the plight of the newly born. King
Shanthanu brought the striking twin babies to the palace and decided to bring
them up as his own children. King Shanthau, son of Pratipa performed the
prescribed rites and the naming ceremony of the stunning girl and boy child of
Sage Gautama (grandchildren) to accept them as his own children, eventually the
twins were addressed as Kripa and Kripi. In the meantime, Sage Gautama
left his former hermitage and engaged in rigorous practice of Astra
Sastra. Sage Gautama with the austerities attained and his spiritual
insight realized that his grandchildren are growing in the palace of King
Shanthanu. Sage Gautama arrived at Hasthinapur, he met King Shanthanu and
narrated about his lineage. King Shanthanu was pleased at the persona of
Sage Gautama and appointed him as the preceptor of Kripa. Kripa attained
intense knowledge in Veda, the four branches of the science of arms, Astra and
Sastra and studied various branches of knowledge and their complex and
inscrutability. In a short period of time Kripa became an excellent
master in the science of armaments. Later, Kauravas the hundred sons of
Drutharashtra, Pandavas the five sons of King Pandu, Yadavas, Vrishnis and
Princes from various kingdoms were learned lessons from Kripacharya.
Lord Brahma’s Manasaputra Angirass had a son
Uchathya. Uchathya’s son Dheergathamass. Dheergathamass had a son
Sage Gautama. Sharadwan was the son of Sage Gautama. Kripa and
Kripi were the children of Sharadwan and grandchildren of Sage Gautama.
Kripacharya was the aspect of Rudra. Later, Dronacharya, son of
Sage Bharadwaja and the preceptor of Kauravas and Pandavas married to Kripi.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
