There was once a rishi named Bharadwaja. He saw an apsara called Gritachi having a bath. A child was born from the two, in a pot. As the child was in a pot, he was called Drona. Bharadwaja had a friend called Prishata who was the king of Panchala. At the time when Drona was born, Prishata also had a son called Drupada. Both Drupana and Drona grew up together. They studied together and learned use of weapons together. Once Drona heard that Parasurama was giving away all he had. Drona asked Parasurama for wealth. Parasurama said he had given all away but he had his weapons left, and those he could take.
Drona, gifted with the knowledge of weapons, went to Drupada who was then the king of Panchala. The proud king refused to acknolwdge Drona as his friend. Drona went away thinking of a way to humiliate Drupada. He went to Hastinapur and started teaching the princes there. As guru dakshina, Drona asked for Drupada to be brought to him alive. The Pandavas defeated him and brought him. He took half of Drupada's kingdom thus became an equal of the king. The king went away but the defeat in the hands of Drona constantly haunted him.
The king then approached two sages, Yaja and Upayaja who agreed to help the king. The king wanted a son who could slay Drona. As he had no children, he wanted the sages to help him.
A sacrifice was started and Yaja, after having poured clarified butter into the sacrificial fire and asked Drupada's queen to come. She was bathing then and could not come. Not waiting, Yaja poured some more butter and utter some mantras and from the fire, rose a child. He had a crown on his head, body clad in armour and a bow and arrow in his hand. A voice from the skies said this was the prince, that was born to kill Drona. Then arose a daughter, Panchali, who was very beautiful and dark in complexion. A voice from the skies said this maiden will cause the destruction of many kshatriyas. The sone was called Dhrishtadyumna, because of his excessive audacity and because of his being born with natural armor and the daughter was called Krishna as she was dark.
Hearing these words of the Brahmana, the Pandavas decided to go to Panchala to see these fire born prince and princess. The sage Vyasa told the Pandavas that as part of her past life she was born unfortunate. Though beautiful, she had no husband. She prayed to Shiva to get a husband. When Shiva appeared, she said she wanted a husband and repeated that five times. Shiva said she would have five husbands. The maiden wanted only one, and Shiva said in this life she would have one, but in her next life she would have five husbands. Vyasa said the Pandavas would have Draupadi as their wife and asked them to go to Panchala.
Starting towards Panchala where they met the King of Gandharvas, Angaraparna, on the Ganga banks. The king was not happy with Pandavas trespassing into his territory. Arjuna challenged the king to a duel. The king started shooting arrows at Arjuna who skillfully dodged them. Arjuna then hurled a fire weapon and destroyed the king's chariot. Then he began dragging the king by his hair, towards his brothers. Seeing this, the king's wife, Kumbhinasi, begged Arjuna to release her husband, which he did. The Gandharva then said from this day he would give up his name, Angaraparna which meant a blazing vehicle. He exchanged with Arjuna, the science of commanding animals, in exchange for an arrow of Arjuna. He asked the Pandavas to appoint a priest and have that priest be with them constantly.
Drona, gifted with the knowledge of weapons, went to Drupada who was then the king of Panchala. The proud king refused to acknolwdge Drona as his friend. Drona went away thinking of a way to humiliate Drupada. He went to Hastinapur and started teaching the princes there. As guru dakshina, Drona asked for Drupada to be brought to him alive. The Pandavas defeated him and brought him. He took half of Drupada's kingdom thus became an equal of the king. The king went away but the defeat in the hands of Drona constantly haunted him.
The king then approached two sages, Yaja and Upayaja who agreed to help the king. The king wanted a son who could slay Drona. As he had no children, he wanted the sages to help him.
A sacrifice was started and Yaja, after having poured clarified butter into the sacrificial fire and asked Drupada's queen to come. She was bathing then and could not come. Not waiting, Yaja poured some more butter and utter some mantras and from the fire, rose a child. He had a crown on his head, body clad in armour and a bow and arrow in his hand. A voice from the skies said this was the prince, that was born to kill Drona. Then arose a daughter, Panchali, who was very beautiful and dark in complexion. A voice from the skies said this maiden will cause the destruction of many kshatriyas. The sone was called Dhrishtadyumna, because of his excessive audacity and because of his being born with natural armor and the daughter was called Krishna as she was dark.
Hearing these words of the Brahmana, the Pandavas decided to go to Panchala to see these fire born prince and princess. The sage Vyasa told the Pandavas that as part of her past life she was born unfortunate. Though beautiful, she had no husband. She prayed to Shiva to get a husband. When Shiva appeared, she said she wanted a husband and repeated that five times. Shiva said she would have five husbands. The maiden wanted only one, and Shiva said in this life she would have one, but in her next life she would have five husbands. Vyasa said the Pandavas would have Draupadi as their wife and asked them to go to Panchala.
Starting towards Panchala where they met the King of Gandharvas, Angaraparna, on the Ganga banks. The king was not happy with Pandavas trespassing into his territory. Arjuna challenged the king to a duel. The king started shooting arrows at Arjuna who skillfully dodged them. Arjuna then hurled a fire weapon and destroyed the king's chariot. Then he began dragging the king by his hair, towards his brothers. Seeing this, the king's wife, Kumbhinasi, begged Arjuna to release her husband, which he did. The Gandharva then said from this day he would give up his name, Angaraparna which meant a blazing vehicle. He exchanged with Arjuna, the science of commanding animals, in exchange for an arrow of Arjuna. He asked the Pandavas to appoint a priest and have that priest be with them constantly.
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