Chapter 4: CHILDHOOD OF TWO WARRIORS 2
After coming home dronacharya next day started teaching basics of writing and reading ashwatthama learning ability was so fast just like ak santha grahi.
Ashwatthama completed his basic writing and reading in one week dronacharya tested him and ashwa was passed at full marks.
After completing the basic exam dronacharya started teaching vedas puranas Upanishads ancient scriptures etc...
Dronacharya was shocked to see his son was completed all theoretical knowledge in one year with full level of understanding and experience dronacharya was very impressed with his son.
Ashwatthama all of a sudden started Surya namaskar and Pooja and dronacharya didn't mind that so he leave him.
One fine day morning ashwa has gone to river bank to take a walk after some distance he walked there he sees a seen that he had never seen one boy same height as him glowing very brightly ashwatthama with his innocence and curiosity walked to the boy he waited to the time boy has completed his surya pooja.
That boy was our karn seeing in front side ashwatthama was shocked because that boy so beautiful and handsome with golden colour with his kundalas are shining as bright as sunlight.
After karna has turned back he was shocked to see such a beautiful boy as himself or more his eyes showing wisdom just like a scholar ,he joined his handsπ and said pranipath mahodhay .
Ashwatthama also forgotten his manners after some time he came back to his senses joined his hands π pranipath.
They are seeing each other eyes and lost in their thoughts after some time they introduced each other.
Ashwatthama introduced first
Ashwatthama: iam kripinandhan ashwatthama, my father name is dronacharya my mother name is kripi.
Karna: iam vasusen people call me karna so I goesby radhey karn.my father name is adhirath,my mother name is radha.my father is mahamahim beeshm charioteer.
Ashwatthama was shocked how can a suta child has such tejus in his face he shock his head my father is a Brahmin and a worrier.can we be friends.
Karna was shocked to see a Brahmin asked him to be friends with him this is the first time so karna said if you don't mind my cast we can be friends.
I have no discrimination between caste system so I have no problem with that.so we can be friends .
FLASHBACK
Karna's pov :in my life first time someone see me as human with out his caste other than father and mother.
All the kshatriyas and Bramhins see me as a outcaste with hatred and arrogance in their eyes first time he see no hatred and arrogance in his new friend eyes.
All the people in hastinapur follow caste system he rarely go to palace first time he went to palace was to see maharaj pandu and maharani kunti welcome performance at three years old so he has seen the people how they treat his father with out respect and he see others get respect just like worriers so he decided that he will become a worrier so that he can get respect.
After that he went to palace with his father to see how worrier get trained in training camp after that he follows the training he has seen the soliders how they shoot arrows he made a bow πΉ with tree branches and practice Archery one day he see mahamahim beeshm training with his eyes closed shooting the arrows to the target π― with pricision.so he decided that he will become gate worrier than mahamahim beeshm.
one day mahamahim beeshm caught him in the forest near ganga river bank asked him who are you.karna replied joined his hands iam karna your charioteers son . mahamahim beeshm was shocked to such divinity in a suta child and warned him suta only drive chariot they don't have capacity to wield weapons said mahamahim beeshm. After that he left that place karna was sad to hear that.
He goes to home and in the evening and explained everything to his father and asked him why mahamahim beeshm said that.
Adhirath explained that kshatriyas are always like that so he told him of you want to become a worrier you have to go outside of our kingdom after hearing that karna said I will become a great worrier than mahamahim beeshm this will be my oth pithashree.
PRESENT
Ashwatthama and karna has become good friends they play each other and they learn from each other days has passed both ashwatthama and karna has become ten years old .
One fine morning a boy who is five years old he looks like a prince he was crying ashwatthama and karna came for their routine and they hear a child crying sound they follow the sound and found a boy who is crying π they both see the child asked him why are you crying the boy raised his head sees a bright light so he covered with one hand karna and ashwatthama understanding that he can't see them they bend to their knees and hugged him softly they cleared his watery eyes asked him what is your name and why are you crying.
The boy came to his senses and shocked some one was hugged him he felt warmth all over his body just like how he got from his mother his worries are all gone and said my name is suyodhan I am eldest son of King dritharastr and queen gandhari.
Both boys karna and ashwatthama was shocked π²π²π²...