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Doubts-2
[6
War, p 17b]
Why
Ambaa was after Bheeshm?
When Bheeshm went
to Kaashee for Ambaa, Ambikaa and Ambaalikaa's Swayamvar, he had already
declared that he was taking them for his half-brother Vichitraveerya;
and everybody knew that he had taken the vow to remain lifelong
Brahmchaaree, then why Ambaa was after Bheeshm to marry her? It was not
justified to defame such a noble man.
Who
Created Shikhandee?
"Thy
father had created Shikhandee for the sake of the death of Bheeshm."
Saatyaki's these words do not seem right for Dhrishtdyumn. Because
Drupad had no enmity with Bheeshm and he never asked for any son to kill
Bheeshm. It was only Ambaa who wanted to kill Bheeshm, and since she had
to born somewhere, she took birth in Drupad's house. Drupad asked for a
son who could kill only Drone for whom he did a Yagya and got
Dhrishtdyumn in return of it.
[see Mahabharata]
Ashwatthaamaa
was Immortal, Then...?
Everybody knows
that Ashwatthaamaa was eternal. This is confirmed when on 2nd day of
Karn's leadership, Karn goes to kill Arjun, seeing the destruction among
his army. Ashwattjhaamaa says to Duryodhan - "As about myself, I
cannot be killed, and so is my uncle (Kripaa)." At one point Krishn
also knew it - when Ashwatthaamaa escaped after killing Draupadee's five
sons, and Arjun followed him and caught him in one Rishi's Aashram;
Arjun wanted to kill him, at that time Krishn said to him -
Ashwatthaamaa cannot be killed, so you take the gem from his
forehead and that will serve the same purpose."
And
I am sure that other people also knew it, and certainly his father Drone
also knew it, then how come that Drone said - "If somebody will
tell me in the battlefield that "Ashwatthaamaa is dead", I
will drop my weapons."
How
could he say that? And then how could he believe this news that
Ashwatthaamaa has died; whether it is said by Bheem or even Yudhishthir?
Karn
never Forgot to Call Divine Astra..
According to Parashuraam's Shaap, Karn, at the time of he needs, should
have forgotten all his knowledge gained from his Guru. But from
Mahaabhaarat's description, it seems that only Braahman's Shaap came true,
the wheel of his chariot sank in the ground; but not of Parashuraam's. (46battle17d)
Because, even in his last moments, he successfully invoked Brahm Astra that showered arrows on
Arjun.
Killing
of Draupadee's Sons
We have been hearing that when Duryodhan was lying dying with his thigh
broken on the lake shore, Ashwatthaamaa asked him that "What should
I do to please you?", Duryodhan said "I want all Paandav's
heads, that is all". He went to Paandav's camp and killed Paandav's
sons, instead of Paandav, in sleep taking granted that they were Paandav
and brought their heads to Duryodhan to please him.
To
know why this happened, read
the incident at Viraat's palace (Abhimanyu's
marriage to Uttaraa)when Paandav performed Abhimanyu's marriage and
Draupadee's all sons came from Kaampilya Nagaree, how Draupadee
recognized them.
When
Ashwatthaamaa handed over those heads to Duryodhan, he said - "They are not
Paandav, they are their sons." Hearing this Ashwatthaamaa was in a
shock. To save himself from Paandav's fury at this unjust killing he ran
away from there. Soon Arjun followed him, not Bheem, to every point
in the Universe. Wherever he went, nobody could give him shelter. All
said - "Only Vaasudev can pardon you." Then
he came to Vyaas' hut and found shelter there.
But
the Mahaabhaarat doesn't describe this incident in this way. (see 55battle18h
and further pages).
Why
this difference?
About
Killing of Ashwatthaamaa
Besides, we have never heard that Draupadee herself asked to bring
Ashwatthaamaa's gem of his forehead and put it on Yudhishthir's head.
Arjun went to kill him, but when Krishn said that he could not be
killed, and taking his gem would be equal to killing him, so he took his
gem.
Since
Ashwatthaamaa was the culprit of Draupadee, and Arjun couldn't kill him,
he brought him to Draupadee to decide his punishment herself. He said to
her - "I have brought Ashwatthaamaa to you, he is your culprit. Now
you decide his punishment." Then Draupadee released him on the
grounds - (1) he was a Braahman - she did not want that her husband
should be blamed for Braahman Hatyaa; (2) he was Guru's son - Guru's son
also has the immunity of killing; (3) after killing him she wouldn't get her
children back.
But
Mahaabhaarat says something else - (see 54battle18g)
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