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ESSENCE DRONA PARVA of MAHABHARATA YUDDHA.Pdf 1 Other Scripts by the same Author: Essence of Puranas:-Maha Bhagavata, Vishnu Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, Kurma Purana, Vamana Purana, Narada Purana, Padma Purana; Shiva Purana, Linga Purana, Skanda Purana, Markandeya Purana, Devi Bhagavata;Brahma Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Agni Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Nilamata Purana; Shri Kamakshi Vilasa Dwadasha Divya Sahasranaama:a) Devi Chaturvidha Sahasra naama: Lakshmi, Lalitha, Saraswati, Gayatri;b) Chaturvidha Shiva Sahasra naama-Linga-Shiva-Brahma Puranas and Maha Bhagavata;c) Trividha Vishnu and Yugala Radha-Krishna Sahasra naama-Padma-Skanda-Maha Bharata and Narada Purana. Stotra Kavacha- A Shield of Prayers -Purana Saaraamsha; Select Stories from Puranas Essence of Dharma Sindhu - Dharma Bindu - Shiva Sahasra Lingarchana-Essence of Paraashara Smriti- Essence of Pradhana Tirtha Mahima Essence of Ashtaadasha Upanishads: Brihadarankya, Katha, Taittiriya/ Taittiriya Aranyaka , Isha, Svetashvatara, Maha Narayana and Maitreyi, Chhadogya and Kena, Atreya and Kausheetaki, Mundaka, Maandukya, Prashna, Jaabaala and Kaivalya. Also „Upanishad Saaraamsa‟ - Essence of Virat Parva of Maha Bharata- Essence of Bharat Yatra Smriti -Essence of Brahma Sutras- Essence of Sankhya Parijnaana- Essence of Knowledge of Numbers for students-Essence of Narada Charitra; Essence Neeti Chandrika-Essence of Hindu Festivals and Austerities Essence of Manu Smriti- Quintessence of Manu Smriti- Essence of Paramartha Saara; Essence of Pratyaksha Bhaskra; Essence of Pratyaksha Chandra; Essence of Vidya-Vigjnaana-Vaak Devi; Essence of Bhagya -Bhogya-Yogyata Lakshmi Essence of Soundarya Lahari- Essence of Popular Stotras- Essence of Pancha Maha Bhutas-Essence of Taittireeya Aranyaka- Quintessence of Soundarya Lahari- Essence of Gayatri- Essence of Ganesha Mahima - Essence of Shiva Raatri Mahima- Essence of Chaturupanishads- Essence of Ashtaadasha Upanishads - Essence of Bhagavad Gita Essence of Valmiki Baala Ramayana- Essence of Valmiki Ayodhya Ramayana- Essence of Aranya Ramayana-Essence of Valmiki Kishkindha Ramayana- Essence of Valmiki Sundara Ramayana- Essence of Valmiki Yuddha Ramayana- Essence of Valmiki Uttara Ramayana- Quitessecence of Valmiki Ramayana; Essence of Veda Vyasa Smriti- Essence of Yagjnyavalkya Smriti-Essence of Aapastamba Dharma Sutras- Essence of Devi Navaratri Mahima- Essence of Aapstamba Grihya Sutras- Essence of Bhishma Parva of Maha Bharata- Essence of Post Life Existence-based on Upanishads, Puranas, and Itihaasaas - Essence of Nava Graha Mahatmya- Essence of Kaala Chakra-Essence of Pranava-Essence of Drona Parva Of Maha Bharata Yuddha Note: All the above Scriptures already were released on www. Kamakoti. Org/news as also on Google by the respective references 2 PREFACE HH Vijayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Mutt instructed me to translate and abridge the Essence of Virat Parva of Maha Bharata and make available to the public. That was followed by the Essences of Bhagavad Gita and of Bhishma Parva as were released on their network vide kamakoti.org / news. Now is the Essence of Drona Parva of Maha Bharata Yuddha highlighting as a further tribute to Pandavas for their moral resilience under most trying times of their glorious life of Dharma and Nyaaya . In the course of the Maha Bharatha Yuddha, Dronaacharya had indeed displayed his excellence of astra vidya of warfare even as his vedic knowledge as of a Brahmana Vidwaan being in tact of excellence.There was however an under current of his animosity in his student life when Dronacharya and the King Drupada as being of disciples in the same Gurukula. When he tried to meet Drupada as a King, he was ridiculed saying : „where be a fox and where a suvarloka!‟. No doubt the Acharya felt humiliated.Meanwhile Dronacharya‟s brother-in-law Kripacharya referred the former‟s name before Bhishma to train the Kuru Dynasty in promoting the Kourava and Pandava‟s astra-shastra skills. Bhishma took a tough test before offering Dronacharya the new responsibility of having to represent the famed cousins. Having made his invaluable contribution, the Bhishma pitamaha on behalf Kouravas had to fall to earth having participated for the most active portion of the Great Maha Bharata Battle; indeed that was due to the involvement of the napumshaka Shikhandi. Yet he awaited the Uttarayana to collapse as his mother Devi Ganga‟s gave a boon that he be invincible and could extend his last breathing. Then Dronaacharya was made the Kourava Senapati in the ongoing Bharata Yuddha. Dronaacharya had proven skills in Vyuha rachanas to trap the then invincible Abhimanyu to death which Arjuna led to his Veera Pritigjna of killing King Jayadradha. Even there earlier, he promised to Duryodhana to imprison Yudhishtthara and in the process devastated Pandava Maha Rathis, especially his sworn enemy King Drupada. Then Drupada‟s son Dhrishthadhumna made a veera prapagjna to kill Dronaachaarya. Yet, Dronaacharya‟s son, Ashvathama had proved a bone of contention. As per Krishna‟s advice, Bhima killed an elephant named Ashvathama and made Bhima shout that Ashvathama was killed and conveyed the news to Drona Acharya. Drona was horrified at the news, asked Dharmaraja being famed for truthfulness for confirmation and the latter confirmed: „Ashvathama died- the elephant‟; he said that further in a very low tone saying „ Ashvathama hatah: Kunjarah‟. Thus Drona was cheated, hung his bow and arrows and sat still in meditation, when Dhrishthadyumna the Drupada putra showered arrows and killed Drona. Such indeed was the tragic end of the Dronacharya as the unsung hero of the Great Battle of Maha Bharata, despite the warnings of Maharshis seeking to practise kshaatra dharma of astra shastras..He was not merely a Vedic Pandita but Kshaatra Vidwan of Astra Shastra Vishaarada. Indeed the teaching of Bhagavad Gita‟s counselling is: Swadharme nidhanam shreyah, paradharme bhayaavahah// Now the proverbial Saying in English as applicable to the Acharya: „ Neither the Singer nor the Song ever be!‟as indeed an Immortal Unsung! As in the fitting tribute of dedicating the earlier series of the Essences of Virat Parva, Bhagavad Gita and the Great Battle of Bhishma Parva of Maha Bharata, may we seek the humility to once again place this Essence of Drona Parva of Maha Bharata too at the feet of HH. Vijayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Mutt‟s Acharya. V.D.N.Rao and family 3 CONTENTS Introduction P9- Chapter one on Kourava‟s great distress of King Dhritarashtra and of the Kouravas on Pitamaha Bhishma‟s absence at the Great Battle and thought of Karna- P11; Chapter Two on Karna Ratha Yatra- P12; Vishleshana on Vasu Devatas; Chapters Three and Four : Pitamaha Bhishma encourages Karna to take to the Sangrama- as Karna for the very first time enters the Battle as the Kourava Sena- raised victory shoutings! P13: [ Recall of Maha Bharata Yuddha „s Bhishma Parva on Karna] - Chapter Five as Karna approached Duryodhana, the latter welcomed Karna and sought the latter‟s opinion, after mutual deliberations, it was declared that Dronacharya be the Kourava Senapati‟- P 15; [ Vishleshana on Kartikeya vide Skanda Purana as follows:- Chapter Six on Duryodhana‟s approaching Dronaacharya requesting him to assume leadership of Kourava sena as its Senadhipati- P16; Chapter Seven describes Dronaacharya‟s Senapadaabhishekha-Kourava Pandava bhishana yuddha and Drona paraakrama- P17; Chapter Eight continues the display of Dronaacharya‟s „veera prataapa pradarshana‟and his „mrityu sankshipta samaachara‟- P18; Chapter Nine details Dhritaraashtra‟s great distress on knowing the news of Donacharya‟s „mrittyu- P19; Chapter Ten details Dhritarashtra‟s shoka vyakulata- collapses and on recovery enquires as to who indeed be responsible for the tragedy of Drona‟s fall and ends up describing Shri Krishna Leelaas as ahead. [ Vishleshana on Sanjaya‟s divya drishti ] -P 21; Chapter Eleven describes Dhritarashtra‟s description of Shri Krishna‟s brief Leelaas and of Arjuna‟s „paraakrama‟.- P22; [ Vishleshana on the details of Shri Krishma Leelaas as per Brahmavaivarta Purana] Chapter Twelve on Duryodhana recalls Dronacharya‟s erstwhile blessings to continue the Maha sangrama and thus takes a pratigjna afresh P29; Chapter Thirteen details Arjuna‟s assurance to Yudhishthara to guard him and Dronaacharya‟s paraakrama - Maha Bharata Yuddha resumes for the eleventh day- P 29; Chapter Fourteen on Dronacharya‟s parakrama- dwaandva yudhas of Sahadeva Shakini- Drupada Drona-Bhima Vivimshati- Nakula Shalya, Drtishtaketu Kripaacharya, Satyaki Kritavarma,Dhrishthaduymna Sushama, Virata Karna, Drupada Bhagadatta,Shikandi Bhurishrava,Ghatotkacha Alambhusha, Chakitaana Aravinda, besides „Abhimanyu parakrama varnana‟ vs. Pourava-Jayadradha- Shalya- P.30; Chapter Fifteen on Shalya and Bhimasena‟s ghora yuddha and Shalya‟s „parajaya‟ P 32; Chapter sixteen details Kourava Veera Vrishasena‟s parakrama, severe clash of both sides, Dronaacharya‟s devastation of pandava veeraas, and finally Arjunaa‟s vijaya most expectedly! P 33: Samshapataka vadha Parva: Chapter Seventeen details that having returned from the yuddha buhmi for the day, Dronacharya felt ashamed and confessed that on the arrival of Krishnaarjunas Yuddishtara to be tied down not possible- meanwhile Susharmaadi Samtaptaka Veeraas made „pratigjnas and faced Arjuna challenging him to death P35; Chapter Eighteen on Samshaptaka senaayuddha with Arjuna and Sadhanvaka Vadha- P36; Chapter Nineteen details Samshaptaka gana ghora yuddha versus Arjuna as the latter displays his parakrana- Dronacharya constructs
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