{"id":3339,"date":"2022-07-31T16:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedicsources.com\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2022-07-31T16:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:23:40","slug":"ashwatthaama-of-mahabharat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vedicsources.com\/ashwatthaama-of-mahabharat\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts about Chiranjeevi Ashwatthama of Mahabharat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who doesn\u2019t knows about \u201cThe Mahabharat\u201d, the epic by \u201cMaharishi Vyasa\u201d. A well-known personality among the fighters who fought this war is the mighty Ashwatthama. He fought against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war. It is believed that due to a curse by Lord Krishna he became immortal. Folk stories of him being seen are quite famous among people. He is described as one of the eight immortals in Hindu Dharma.
\nAs he was the son of Guru Dronacharya<\/a> he was also known as Drauni. He was the grandson of Rishi Bharadwaja.<\/p>\n

\"Ashwatthama\"
\nThe name Ashwatthama means the sound of horse which is considered sacred in Hindu Puranas. It is said that his first cry as a new born sounded like that of a horse, hence the name.
\nHe was born to Guru Drona and Kripi. After years of worship by Drona, Lord Shiva blessed them with a son who bears the courage same that of Lord Shiva. Kathas (folk stories) of Shiva Purana says that Ashwatthama is an avatar of Lord shiva himself.<\/p>\n

Some facts about Ashwatthma we all should know:<\/h3>\n