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 !!
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