Why Shri Krishna Given Curse to Ashwatthama?अश्वत्थामा को क्यों मिला अमरता का श्राप ?
Channel: SPIRITUAL Point 🙏
Date: 2023-02-22

During the last day of the war, Ashwathaama was very disturbed (he sees Bhima break the rules of duel and that breaks the straw, he loses faith in Balram, so called god Vasudev).

That day after the duel, he recollected all the events that led to Kaurava defeat. Per him, Kritvarma, and Kripa who discuss these events; All Kuru Maharatis(Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Bhrushriva, Jayadratha, Bhagadatta etc) are killed by “adharma” by Vasudev, Satyaki and Pandavas, and Panchalas(panchali’s maternal kingdom)… He concludes that if Pandavas were so fallen that the means do not matter to them, only he object achieved through the means… hence they do the adharmic acts. He blames Vasudev for this, for corrupting even the incorruptible Yudhishtira who lies (in effect) during his father’s death..

For this reason, he wants to attack the Pandava camp and kill all Pandavas. He promises this to duryodhana who is lying in half conscious state. Duryodhana’s life sparks up hearing this, and he makes Ashwathama the chief of 3 man army consisting of Ashwathama, Kripa, and , Kritavarma.

Ashwathama sees that the Krishna has kept two Bhairavas to guard the pandava camp. So his efforts to breach it would be futile. Krishna in turn knows that Ashwathama is Part of Shiva (rudra), and therefore , he has already taken precautions. However, he realizes that Ashwathama if mad, even he won’t be able to save Pandavas. So he takes Satyaki, Draupadi, 5 pandavas and himself to Duryodhana camp instead of Pandava camp on that night.

Here on the Kuru side, Ashwathama carries out a yajna to please Shiva, Shiva is pleased due to his merit, birth, and, deeds. He gives Ashwathama a great polished sword (some people claim this is Chandrahaas Khadaga .. aka Ravan’s sword ). He then empowers Ashwathaama with his shakti, and also brings forth a pisacha army along with 16 yoginis, and Mahakaali. All these are there to help Ashwathaama achieve his goal.

Empowerd, with a divine sword, and with Shiva’s boon , yoginis, and Pishachaas at his side, he proceeds to the Pandava Camp. There the two Bhairavas recognize him as Shiva’s part, and move away claiming that they have performed there duty to guard the Pandavas, but those afflicted by time, he cannot guard them and they go about.

After this, Ashwathaama kills all maharathas one after the other, the pishachaas happily eat the blood and meat of the fallen, while Ashwaathama keeps on fighting. The upa pandavas, Shikhandi, Panchaalas , Drushtadumnya all of them try to bring down Ashwaathama, but nothing works, and all of them die one by one…

Those who escape his wrath are killed by Kripa and Kritvarma.

At the end only those who left the pandava camp are alive ie. 5 pandavas, Satyaki, Vasudev and Draupadi 
Why Shri Krishna Given Curse to Ashwatthama?अश्वत्थामा को क्यों मिला अमरता का श्राप 
The Pandavas and Krishna who were away during the night, now return to their camp the next day morning. Hearing the news of these events Yudhishthira faints and the Pandavas become inconsolable. Bhima angrily rushes to kill Drona's son. They find him at sage Vyasa's ashram near the bank of Bhagiratha.

The now triggered Ashwatthama invokes the Brahmastra against the Pandavas to fulfill the oath of killing them. Krishna asks Arjuna to fire the Brahmashirā, the anti-missile, against Ashwatthama to defend themselves. Vyasa intervenes and prevents the weapons from clashing against each other. He asks both Arjuna and Ashwatthama to take their weapons back. Arjuna, knowing how to do so takes it back.


Narada and Vyasa came to stop Brahmastras used by Ashwatthama and Arjuna respectively
Ashwatthama not knowing the process to retrieve the Brahmastra, instead directs the weapon towards the womb of the pregnant Uttara (Arjuna's daughter-in-law) in an attempt to end the lineage of the Pandavas.

Krishna saves Uttara's unborn child from the effects of Brahmastra, on the request of Draupadi, Subhadra and Sudeshna. As the child faced a test of life even before being born, Lord Sri Krishna named him Parikshit (literally: "the tested one") and later on this child succeeds Yudhisthira to become the next king of Hastinapura. Ashwatthama was then made to surrender the gem on his forehead and cursed by Krishna for 3000 years that he will roam in the forests with blood and puss oozing out of his injuries and cry for death but death would not meet him.[9]