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Why did Shiva help Ashwathama?
Ashwatthama Avatar Guru Dronacharya had performed intense penance to please Lord Shiva. He wanted the Lord to be born as his son. Therefore, pleased by Guru Dronacharya’s devotion, Lord Shiva took birth as Ashwatthama, an able warrior who played a pivotal role in the Mahabharata.
Why Ashwathama fought against Pandavas?
The curse of Ashwatthama But when his father Dronacharya was killed by Dhrishtadyumna, he lost his calm and decided to avenge his death by murdering the Pandavas. So he attacked the Pandava tent in the death of night and ended up killing the five sons of Pandavas in their sleep, assuming they were the warriors.
Did Lord Shiva cursed Pandavas?
After the war ended, all three went to the Pandavas’ camp. It is said that Shiva cursed the Pandavas that all of you are worshipers of Shri Krishna, therefore in this birth, you will not get the fruits of this crime, but you will have to bear the consequences of this in Kali Yuga.
Why did Lord Shiva Incarnate in the form of Ashwathama?
It is believed that Lord Shiva purposely incarnated in the form of Ashwathama to eliminate all the evil from the world. As mentioned in Mahabharata that 36 years after the war, the Pandavas saw him in the company of Lord Parasurama and Sage Durvasa in an ashram on the banks of river Ganga.
Is Ashwatthama a pure avatar of Shiva?
First of all Ashwatthama is not purely Shiva Avatar, he is mixed incarnation as told in this chapterof Mahabharata:
How did Krishna kill the 5 sleeping sons of Pandavas?
On that night Krishna took all the 5 Pandavas somewhere else & Ashwathama entered into the tent of the Pandavas and mistakenly killed all the 5 sleeping sons of Pandavas and set the camp on fire. When Pandavas returned to the camp and learned about this dreadful incident, they become inconsolable.
How Ashwatthama bypassed the curse of Lord Krishna?
It was believed that Parasurama and Sage Durvasa initiated Ashwatthama into Sakthi worship, which is considered to be the supreme of all modes of worship. By this, Ashwatthama bypassed the curse of Lord Krishna. Like this article?
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