Arjuna went where the bow was. He bowed down before the bow, and went around it three times.
He uttered a silent prayer to Shiva. He lifted the bow with his left hand, and bending the bow, strung it. He pulled the string, and the sound that it made was loud.
Before shooting the target, Arjuna wanted to take the blessings of Drona, his Guru. Doing that was difficult in front of all. He remembered an older saying of his Guru, where he had said if wanted to remember him, he was to shoot two arrows. One arrow was to go to the heaven, one to touch his feet.
Arjuna remembering this, took two arrows and shot them. One went skywards, the other fell at Drona's feet.
Drona wondered if his favorite disciple was somewhere, taking his blessings. He blessed the archer.
Arjuna then bowed before all, specially in front of Bhishma. Drona said the brahmana was asking for his blesseings.
Bhishma said a brahmana would give blessings and not take from him.
Drona said this did not seem to be a genuine brahmana but someone in the guise of one.
Bhishma said he was thinking the sane, the face looked familiar. Let me know if you know who this is., This seems to be someone dear to me.
Drona said I think I know who this is but I am afraid to take the name lest someone hear me say his name. I think the dead one, who got burnt, is alive.
Bhishma said no one would dare say anything, just take the name.
Drona said this form of shooting arrows to take blessings was known only to Partha.
Bhishma's eyes became wet thinking of the Pandavas who had died in the fire. Drona said he felt somehow the Pandavas were alive. Vidura had probably helped them escape.
Happy Bhishma said, if this was Arjuna, he would then definitely win the contest and the hand of Draupadi.
Arjuna then bowed down before Krishna. Krishna said to Balarama, Arjuna was asking for blessings. Balarama said Arjuna would surely win the princess. The defeated kings would attack him, how would he then defeat the kings? Krishna said, that is where he and Balarama would come in, and help the Pandavas.
He uttered a silent prayer to Shiva. He lifted the bow with his left hand, and bending the bow, strung it. He pulled the string, and the sound that it made was loud.
Before shooting the target, Arjuna wanted to take the blessings of Drona, his Guru. Doing that was difficult in front of all. He remembered an older saying of his Guru, where he had said if wanted to remember him, he was to shoot two arrows. One arrow was to go to the heaven, one to touch his feet.
Arjuna remembering this, took two arrows and shot them. One went skywards, the other fell at Drona's feet.
Drona wondered if his favorite disciple was somewhere, taking his blessings. He blessed the archer.
Arjuna then bowed before all, specially in front of Bhishma. Drona said the brahmana was asking for his blesseings.
Bhishma said a brahmana would give blessings and not take from him.
Drona said this did not seem to be a genuine brahmana but someone in the guise of one.
Bhishma said he was thinking the sane, the face looked familiar. Let me know if you know who this is., This seems to be someone dear to me.
Drona said I think I know who this is but I am afraid to take the name lest someone hear me say his name. I think the dead one, who got burnt, is alive.
Bhishma said no one would dare say anything, just take the name.
Drona said this form of shooting arrows to take blessings was known only to Partha.
Bhishma's eyes became wet thinking of the Pandavas who had died in the fire. Drona said he felt somehow the Pandavas were alive. Vidura had probably helped them escape.
Happy Bhishma said, if this was Arjuna, he would then definitely win the contest and the hand of Draupadi.
Arjuna then bowed down before Krishna. Krishna said to Balarama, Arjuna was asking for blessings. Balarama said Arjuna would surely win the princess. The defeated kings would attack him, how would he then defeat the kings? Krishna said, that is where he and Balarama would come in, and help the Pandavas.
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