Aswatthama Ashwatthama : son of Drōṇa, & one of Duryodhana’s generals. He was cursed to live forever for having murdered the sleeping sons of the Pandavas.
... heroes' avoidance of death : In Indian tradition, Yudhishthira, the eldest among the Pandava princes, is supposed to have ascended to heaven in his material body, and heroes like Vibhishana and Ashwatthama are considered to be immortal, still existing somewhere in their earthly bodies. (v) Assumption and ascension : 2 Instances are recorded of supposed bodily 'assumptions' into heaven ...
... of the physical body: it continues to function as a divine being, a godhead, to work for mankind and the world. The popular legend has imaged this phenomenon in the mystic figure of an immortal Aswatthama and Vibhishana still wandering in earth's atmosphere. Finally, it is the turn of the body to become individualised, personalised, that is to say, when it takes up the disposition and con ...
... of the physical body: it continues to function as a divine being, a godhead, to work for mankind and the world. The popular legend has imaged this phenomenon in the mystic figure of an immortal Aswatthama and Vibhishana still wandering in earth's atmosphere. Finally, it is the turn of the body to become individualised, personalised, that is to say, when it takes up the disposition and co ...
... that one will have to remain till Doomsday and then walk into the presence of the Creator? Perhaps, one may choose not to go away till one finds another to take one's place. SATYENDRA: They say Ashwatthama is still alive. SRI AUROBINDO: What is he doing? Wandering about in jungles? SATYENDRA: There are five immortals, they say. Hanuman is one. SRI AUROBINDO: That may be possible considering ...
... bears the same name as Drona's son. Bhima slays this elephant so that one may truthfully announce that Aswatthama is dead. The announcement as composed of words will be true but its sense will be false. Knowing its double nature Bhima, "with shame suffusing his face" exclaims to Drona: "Aswatthama is dead." Drona is upset and feels faint, yet he fights on. He will cease only if he hears the news from... ready. Now mark what exactly is exchanged between Drona and him. Drona asks: "My child, I want you to tell me if it is true that my son has died." Yudhisthira answers: "Aswatthama is dead," and softly adds, "The elephant called Aswatthama." Yudhisthira has not only uttered a verbal truth: he has expressed the true sense as well, though in a whisper which Drona is too distraught to hear. The Mahabharata... evil means as a defensible path to reach an end which may be deemed good. Touching on the Mahabharata, you have asked: "If the Dharmaraja is allowed to tell a lie (about the death of Drona's son Aswatthama) at what point does he forfeit the right to be called King Dharma?" It is true that Yudhisthira let Drona believe his son was dead, but the Mahabharata Page 228 depicts this circumstance ...
... Matthew, 68, 192, 240, 272 Artemis, 195 Asia, 16, 48, 70, 101, 148, 152-3, 240, 245 Asoka,93,195 Asura, 18, 69-74, 186, 201, 234, 267, 272, 291, 376, 382-3, 386 Aswatthama, 298 Aswins, 9 Athena, 222 Atlantic, 210 Atlantis, 223 Augustan Age, 205, 212 Augustine, St., 150 Augustus, 207 Australia, 106 ...
... tradition too there were some fortunate people who could go to Heaven in their physical body – Yudhishthira with his dog (who was not really a dog but Dharma metamorphosed) was one; Narada, Bibhishana, Ashwatthama and Hanuman – these went up only in their subtle physical body, they had to give up the gross material form (immortal, cirañjivi). Then thinking of Virgil he moved along the bank of the river ...
... of adversaries. As for the other pupils, Duryodhana and Bhima specialized in the art of fighting with clubs, Nakula and Sahadeva in handling the sword, Yuddhishthira as a "car-warrior", while Ashwatthama, Drona's son, excelled in the use of all arms. Page 74 Ekiavya practising archery — Painting by Nandalal Bose Drona was a reputed teacher and his physical power was e ...
... end; the cousins of the Pandavas were merely instruments in that cruel working. Even after the Eighteen-day War all her five sons, one each from her five husbands, were treacherously butchered by Aswatthama. But she, by her sacrifices for the righteous cause, was going to prove for the Pandavas a saviour and fortune-bringer. Issues far deeper than battles and kingdoms were involved in which human ...
... without end; the cousins of the Pandavas were only instruments in that cruel working. Even after the Eighteen-day War all her five sons, one each from her five husbands, were treacherously butchered by Aswatthama. But she, by her sacrifices for the righteous cause, was going to prove for the Pandavas a saviour and fortune bringer. Issues far deeper than battles and kingdoms were involved in which human merits ...
... Mahatmas are said to have conquered death. Disciple : They can be seen in Vaishakha Valley according to a recent publication of the Theosophists. Page 179 Disciple : Ashwatthama is said to be "immortal". Sri Aurobindo : And, it seems, he has been seen by some people in Gujerat – somewhere. Disciple : It is near Surpan on the Narmada river. Sri Aurobindo ...
... the foul play of the heroes of the Mahabharata, it's a question that comes up towards the end of every war, surely, and if the Dharmaraja is allowed to tell a lie (about the death of Drona's son Aswatthama) at what point does he forfeit the right to be called King Dharma? I think of the last world-war when Churchill ordered the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. Of course the Jesuits said (or were ...
... of Kurukshetra, Sri Krishna persuaded the righteous Yudhishthira, who never spoke a lie, to announce to Dronacharya the news of his son Aswatthama's death and to add in a very low voice, which was tactfully drowned in a sudden blare of trumpets, that it was Aswatthama, the elephant, who had died. The announcement had a paralysing effect on Dronacharya, the great Brahmin General, and the Pandavas were ...
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