After Drona came to live with Kripa, Bhishma one day called Drona and asked him to be the tutor for the princes. He was to teach the princes the art of weaponry.
Drona called the princes and said he would teach them how to use weapons. In return he wanted something. Whiel all princes were quiet, Arjuna said he would fulfil Drona's wishes. Hearing this Drona was pleased.
Drona got busy teaching the princes. Teaching the princes, he was not getting time to teach his son. He would send the princes to fetch water from a far away river on foot. When the princes were busy with this, Drona would use this time to teach his son.
Only Arjuna knew this. Invoking the Varuna astra, Arjuna would fill his vessel instantly and give it to his Guru. Thus Ashwatthama and Arjuna learnt from Drona when the princes were not there.
Arjuna set his mind to learn all he could. He would learn in the day and practice in the night. He knew no rest or sleep.
One day the son of the chief of hunters, Hiranyadhanu, came to Drona. The biy was called Ekalavya. He wanted to learn from Drona Drona said he would not teach one from a lower caste. Hearing this, Ekalavya left. He started living in the forest. He erected a statue of Drona and started worshipping that.
He would hear what Drona taught and with his practice, he soon became a skilled warrior.
One the kuru princes happened to be in the forest for a hunt. A dog was accompanying the princes. The dog happened to come to the spot where Ekalavya was, at that moment, worshipping the statue of Drona. The dog started barking. Disturbed, he shot seven arrows. The arrows did not hurt the dog. It just stopped the dog from barking.
The dog went back to the princes. The princes wanted to know how this happened. The attendants said in the forest, there was someone who knew how to use weapons. It was his work.
The princes went to him and asked him who he was and who had taught his the use of weapons. The person said he was Ekalavya, disciple of Drona. The princes stunned to hear this, went back home.
Arjuna went to Drona and asked the Guru why he had taught various forms of archery to Ekalavya and ignored him.
Drona was surprised. He asked Arjuna to take him to the spot where Ekalavya was.
Seeing Drona coming, Ekalavya got up and bowed down before him.
Drona said as a Guru he had come to demand his fee - Guru Dakshina. Ekalavya said he would give anything that was asked for. Drona asked for the thumb of his right hand.
Without any hesitation, Ekalavya cut off his thumb and gave it to Drona.
Drona called the princes and said he would teach them how to use weapons. In return he wanted something. Whiel all princes were quiet, Arjuna said he would fulfil Drona's wishes. Hearing this Drona was pleased.
Drona got busy teaching the princes. Teaching the princes, he was not getting time to teach his son. He would send the princes to fetch water from a far away river on foot. When the princes were busy with this, Drona would use this time to teach his son.
Only Arjuna knew this. Invoking the Varuna astra, Arjuna would fill his vessel instantly and give it to his Guru. Thus Ashwatthama and Arjuna learnt from Drona when the princes were not there.
Arjuna set his mind to learn all he could. He would learn in the day and practice in the night. He knew no rest or sleep.
One day the son of the chief of hunters, Hiranyadhanu, came to Drona. The biy was called Ekalavya. He wanted to learn from Drona Drona said he would not teach one from a lower caste. Hearing this, Ekalavya left. He started living in the forest. He erected a statue of Drona and started worshipping that.
He would hear what Drona taught and with his practice, he soon became a skilled warrior.
One the kuru princes happened to be in the forest for a hunt. A dog was accompanying the princes. The dog happened to come to the spot where Ekalavya was, at that moment, worshipping the statue of Drona. The dog started barking. Disturbed, he shot seven arrows. The arrows did not hurt the dog. It just stopped the dog from barking.
The dog went back to the princes. The princes wanted to know how this happened. The attendants said in the forest, there was someone who knew how to use weapons. It was his work.
The princes went to him and asked him who he was and who had taught his the use of weapons. The person said he was Ekalavya, disciple of Drona. The princes stunned to hear this, went back home.
Arjuna went to Drona and asked the Guru why he had taught various forms of archery to Ekalavya and ignored him.
Drona was surprised. He asked Arjuna to take him to the spot where Ekalavya was.
Seeing Drona coming, Ekalavya got up and bowed down before him.
Drona said as a Guru he had come to demand his fee - Guru Dakshina. Ekalavya said he would give anything that was asked for. Drona asked for the thumb of his right hand.
Without any hesitation, Ekalavya cut off his thumb and gave it to Drona.
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