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Week 9 Story: Ash, Son of Drona

Ash was born special. His father had prayed for a son like him to Shiva for many years, a son who could live up to Shiva's name, and his virtues. So Ash was born, a young baby boy with a gem in his head. This gem was special, as it gave Ash the ability to slightly control the emotions of those around him. Growing up, Ash used this gem to coerce his instructors to train him harder in combat. It was only a bonus that this gem also kept him from thirst, hunger, and fatigue, so Ash could train all day and night. He was charismatic, and everyone throughout his lifetime loved him, and being around him. His long thick hair was only a help in his love life.            Ashwatthaman and Shiva . Ash didn't grow up with luxuries in life, his family was poor, often surviving off of scraps. So Ash was humble, always treating others with respect and kindness. It wasn't long before his kingdom was at war, and as the good man he was he volunteered to fight along...

Mahabarta Reading Notes D (EC)

                                                          Ashwatthaman and Shiva . -Gem of Ashwatthaman gives him the power over living beings lower than humans, and protects him from hunger, fatigue, and thirst. -He grew up in a poor family, a son of Dronacharya who prayed to lord Shiva for a son of the same valiance. -Ashw became a bloodthirsty individual, slaughtering many in his raid of the Pandava camp. -His father Drona was killed because of his rumored death, in his grief becoming weak. -He commanded Kiravas in the the Kurukshetra War. -He is eventually embodied by Shiva/becomes a rudra (?) in his rage to get revenge, his sacrifice being himself. -He got revenge on his fathers death by killing Duryodhana, his father’s killer, in his raid on Pandavas. -his two allies  Kripa and  Kritavarman helped him in this sla...