What was the relation between Dronacharya and Kripacharya?

And thus kripacharya was brother in law of Guru Dronacharya, who was later appointed as a Guru to teach Pandavas and Kauravas. Kripacharya was also one of the few warriors who was alive after the Mahabharata war and that even from the losing Kauravas side.

What was the role of Kripacharya?

Kripa was trained by his birth father and became a great archer like him. Later in the epic, he fought on the Kauravas’s side against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war and was among the few survivors of the war.

Why Kripacharya was not killed in Mahabharata?

After his involvement in Kurukshetra, he worked as teacher and guru for King Parikshit (BCE 3138 – BCE 3042) who is the grandson of Arjuna (BCE 3227 – BCE 3102) & Subhadra. The reason behind Kripacharya being immortal was that God Shri Krishna (BCE 3228 – BCE 3102) has offered him a boon that he will be immortal.

What happened to Kripacharya after the war?

After the Mahabharat War, Kripacharya was the Guru of Parikshit Maharaj, grandson of Arjuna. He is said to be one of the Chiranjeevis. SO he is still ALIVE.

Who killed Kritavarma in Mahabharata?

Satyaki
Some Mahabharat text says that during Mausala Parva, Satyaki killed Kritavarma by beheading him.

Why did Drona fight against Pandavas?

It was here where he was no longer poor and hungry and had enough to feed himself and his child, Ashwatthama. He pleged his loyalty to the state of Hastinapur and thus had to fight against the Pandavas even though they were also his past students.

Who played the role of Kripacharya in Mahabharat?

Actor Dharmesh Tiwari
Actor Dharmesh Tiwari, who played Kripacharya in epic TV show “Mahabharat”, died here Wednesday, said his friends. He was 63.

What happened to Kritavarma after the war?

Kritavarma was also a Yadava who fought for the Kauravas. After the war, he went back to Dwarka. Kripacharya was the royal guru and was destined to be a Chiranjivi.

Who killed Satyaki sons?

Descendants. In the Chaturdhuri compilation, Satyaki has ten interpolated sons, all who die in battle against Bhurisravas. In other versions, Satyaki has a single son Asanga with one mentioned grandson Yugandhara. Yugandhara later became the ruler of the territory near the Sarasvati River.

Who was the son of Kritavarma?

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How did Kripacharya’s relationship with Drona lead him to fight against Pandavas?

The realtion of Kripacharya with Drona led him to fight against Pandavas. They Fought because they were being true to their salt and not paying for the grace is not the duty of a real Brahman.In fact, if the brahman can’t pay for the salt how can he/she follow other brahman duties like pray for the society and secure the blessings of the gods.

Why did Drona go along with the Kauravas?

When it came to the final war, Drona went along with the Kauravas, because there was no way he could betray Hastinapura. It was not just the Pandavas, even if his own son Aswathama, had joined the other side, he would have still fought against him. Another factor of course was that his life long rival, Drupada, was on the Pandava’s side.

What is the importance of Kripacharya in our life?

Kripacharya is one of the epitomes of the virtue of impartiality. Though he was aware that the Kauravas were resorting to immoral ways, he impartially carried out his duty and proved his gratitude to the Kauravas as they nurtured him with food and shelter in the palace.

Is Kripacharya Kripa still alive?

Kripa spent his later days doing penance in the forest. As per Hindu belief, Kripacharya is still alive. Some believe he roams the earth and suffers for the sins he committed on the night of the 18th day of Kurukshetra war.