Sunday, June 16, 2019

#12 Karna returns home after learning from Pashurama

After being cursed from his guru Parshurama and the brahmana, Karna then understood that this was his karma.

Otherwise how could these events take place without his control. He took it that he was the chosen target of providence and thought how cruel she was. He remembered his mysterious birth and the stigma of his being a sutaputra (son of a chariot driver). He might have overcome it by being the student of the great Parashurama, but his teacher had cursed him and gone away. Now he had been cursed by another brahmana. This was all his fate.

He accepted it as such and went back home to his mother. His mother was proud when she heard that he had learned from the great Parashurama, but he did not tell her of Parashurama's curse, or of the curse of the brahmana.

Meanwhile, when Dronacharya saw that his students (Pandavas and Kauravas) had been sufficiently educated, he assembled the Kuru elders and informed them, O best of the Kuru kings, your children have now completed their education. I suggest there be a tournament of arms where the youths may display their prowess.

King Dhritarastra asked Vidura to make all the necessary arrangements so that all will be able to witness the prowess of these mighty youths.

Karna heard about a tournament of weapons at Hastinapura and decided to go there to enter the competition.