EKLAVYA

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Narration:-S.Ramanathan
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Some wellknown persnalties gives we people courage and inspiration.
And to lead us a better style of thought current & livelyhood.
Ekalavya was such a person.
There is one anciant saying like this:
Gurur Brahma GururVishno Gururdevo Maheswara
Gurur Sakshath ParamBrahma Thasmai SriguraveNama:
In Hindhu way of life .The Teacher or Guru-He who gives us knowledge and courage.
He is notonly a guide.He is every thing.He leads us to eternal glory.Education is not merely
literary know how! But it should lead one to all style of pure and perfect knowledge.In behavior
inability & capability to learn the life for what-why-how and to where.So in anciant times
the puple surrender to the feet of the teacher-TheGuru.And taking blessings & courage.
The best & most beautiful Indian Epic The Mahabharatha,there is one Brave young Boy
& one most reverable teacher.They are Ekalavya & Dhronacharya.Eklavya was young jungle lad.A
brave, loving smart boy.He is very keen &itelegent.He loves his jungle and the envirement & the
inhabitants of there.He is very eager to protect the animals.With his presense the jungle atmosphere
is always calm and quiet.he behave andbelief like the prince of the jungle territory.
He loves the calves and the wolves and the rabits.he playing with them.
The Eklavya is the friend and protector of them.They feels like that.So every creacher.of the forest
like Eklavya.We can say like that.Eklavya devoloped such a stong affection with all type of animals
in the forest.
Most of the forest dwellers and hunters are born archers. Eklavya also like that and he like to
become master in archary like all young jungle bravo.He is in search of such a capable master- a
guru for that.

Hiranmayi was the mother and the Hiranyadhanu was the father of Eklavya.Hiranyadhanu was the
cieftain of the fires at that time.In that charming forest they lived in an modest contented
life.Unfortunately we can say like that hiranyadhanu lost his life in battle.So eklavya become the
chief of the forest.With guidanse of mother Eklavya attain the noble qualities to lead a brave style of
life.Searching for a guru Eklavya become restless.
His mother noticed the restless behavior of her son One day she asked. Oh my lad !
what happend? I think you are In some sort of treble.
Ofcourse mother ! yes Iam in dailama! I want to become a Master in archery.So I am in search of a
fine teacher.What can I do?Invaders and out siders desterbing destructing & destroying
our poor animals here in our territerry.I like protect our inhabitance..from those cruel hunters.
And the same time the cruel wild animals like wolf and gaints whom they killing my loving
calves & sheeps and rabbits.
The mother felt glad with her sons brave style of affections with his inhabitance.
she told Dear Eklavya my son .Dont be silly,be bold .There is revered guru Dhronacharya
in Hasthinapura.
He is the guru of Pandavas and kavravas under the guidanse of the great Bhishmacharya.
You go and meet him .Oh mother! How is Dhronacharya? Is he capable to teach me more in archery
Even with out direct or indirect battle ? can I aim for a target & to shoot sharply Even I cant see the
target?Defnetly my dear .Dronacharya is such great one.Do you know the Bhishmacharya?
He is ruler of Hasthinapura.He is son of Gangadevi!HE IS THE GRANT FATHER OF
KURUDAINASTY AT THAT TIME
Do you know the story which Bhishma
select Dhronacharya as the teacher of
Kauravas? Its very interesting.
How Bhishmapithamaha select Dhronacharya?
Dear mother please tell me The fact regarding
Dhronacharya.I like to hear it.
Ok mylad.
Once Bhishmacharya with his kids in the nearby
ground of the palace.Pandavas & Kuaravas are
playing .Suddenly ball fell into the well.It is very
difficult to recollect the ball from the well.
All are confused..What next?How the ball will
take from the well?
At that time The Dhronacharya came there..
He watch the confution of the boys.and asked.
Oh my boys!what happend?
Oh revered one our ball fall in to this deepwell.we are helpless.Can you help us?
Defnetly with pleasure.Becuase I like you people.
Then he took some strong grassstrip and shoot one by one to the ball.
natuarely first one arrow stinch to the ball and next to its up like that a rope and the marshal
took the from the well.The boys wondered.
The boys bowved and salute the master. Oh revered one who are you?We are very much
greatful to you?What can we do for you?
Dont worry my boys You people go to report your grant father Bhishmacharya that dhronacharya
is here.Then the boys runaway gave the report to Bhishma-their grantfather.Dhronacharya
is at there palace ground.And they what they saw the skill of Dhronacharya.

How lucky!they got a great and fantastic guru.Mother can Dhronacharya accept me as his deciple?
Ho my lad! go and meet him.He is have his own some dishtinguish style.I wish you my boy Behave
honestly&humbly.At the same movement with blessings of mother Eklavya left to Hasthinapuri.
Eklavya duely reached the outskirts of the palace.He saw the martialclasses are going
on.Dhronacharya giving the archery to the princes,in peculier style.He waited near a tree there in the
ground.The last hour all the deciples sarround Dhronacharya.He show how to stand errect,body balancing style,finger positions with arrow,and to pointing the target,and how to shoot sharply. At last
he show the most tipical andwonderfull methord that how toshoot the arrow without seeing the
target,with hearing the sound only.And Eklavya saw the demonstration by Dhronacharya.He gripped
with joy,Oh what a fantastic master!He bow to him and salute to the feet internaly-mentaly-to
Dhronacharya.After a while,that days classes are over.Dhronacharya disbersed all. At that time
Eklavya met Dhronacharya and touch his feet and salute him,the total surrendering of Hindu -Indian
style.Dhrona touched and emotional.Seeing the humlity of that jungle boy ,an innocent and cultured
behaviour Dhrona bent with emotins and stretched his arms and lift and embraised and bless
Eklavya.

Dhronacharya asked: oh my nice one who

are you ?for what you came here? What you
are seeking from me?Eklavya answered: Oh
revered one I am eklavya,the son of jungle
chief Hiranyadhanu.Hiranmayi saw his son is
coming with an enthusiastic style and .
courage.She felt happy.
Eklavya moved
fast and touch mothers
feet and pay regards.and told
Mother!
Iam blessed.
And
honoured. Guru dhronachrya gave me
recognation as his deciple and told take self
interest and effort. then can become master
of archery.I saw the classes Dhronacharya
showing the kuru-princes.
Now it is not a
problem for me.I am going for practice.
Hiranmayi said:Oh my child go ahead you are so fortunate.Iam sure you will get succeses.that day
Eklavya Errect a self mold statue of Dhronacharya in ground and take practise in front of the
statue.The days passed away.One fine evening some hunting dogs came there with barking
ferrotiously.
Eklavya with an agast mood stood a while and sudden effect he shootarrows to the dogs frequantly.
The dogs turn back in screaming and ranaway.

After some time some youngsters came there with thewounted dogs .seeing them and seeing Eklavya
they also wondered.What happend who is this young man with wearing the tiger skin and with
arrow&sword.Eklavya asked himself:who are these young people why they came here ?May for
hunting my dear poor animals? No its not fair! I nerver allow them to do injustice in my boundry.Its
my dharma and duty to protect my inhibitance from traiters.Any how its a warning to these
immatured young group.
One young man came forward and asked: oh jungle man! why done like this? who are you:
Who is your master in these style of uncombitable archery?We are the kuru princes. Then Eklavya
told.Iam Eklavya The jungle chief .son of late
Hiranyadhanu.My master is Well Known Acharya Dhrona the great.What ? are you the deciple of
Dhronacharya.The PandavaPrince Arjuna asked and wondered.Then the kuru princes left back with
an dejected mood.They came back to there palace .Arjuna met Dhronacharya and asked with dejected mood.Oh my reverd guro.You told me that Iam the best and most brilliant deciple of you than
any other?Yes ofcourse! even now Iam thinking like so! what happend now ? why you are asking in
a dejectedmood? Whats wrong with me?Tell Arjuna What happend to you?Oh guro! we saw a
wonder done in archery by a jungle youth.He told that you are his master.He shoot a bundle of
arrows within seconds into the mouth og few dogs. Its impossible evenbyyourself.What ! there is no
such deciple for me in jungle.Come let us move Dhronacharya left to the jungle to Meet Eklavya.
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Ensited Arjuna take Dhronacharya to the Forest with other deciples and his brothers.when they
reached the deep forest Dhrona saw the dog barking with pain a bundle of arrows in its mouth.
suddenly Dhrona recoolect the brave youth.That same boy you blessed for the master archer .
now that boy become the master archer,with his own effert and sincerity.dhronacharya told :my dear
arjuna what a adventurous and marvelous one .how nice his determination.all will apreciate the
young man.Dhronacharya told himself :Oh god ! I should these my poor princes Howmuch brilliant
and brave and intellegent&humble is this jungle one!
Eklavya recieved the news that his great master Acharyadhrona is coming to meet him.He
decorated the whole way to his hut with flowers leaf.He duly recieved his acharya.garlended and
tuch his feet and gave regard to him.And Eklavya offered milk and fruits to all.
According to the request Eklavya show his skill in archery.everybody apreciate him.Eklavya
told Oh my revedGuro!All these are the result of your kind blessings only.I practiesed the archery in
front of your idol.Then he show the ground.Sir! with the prayer and meditation iam starting my daily
practice.I think from your genarositynatuarly the whole knoledge coming to me , That was my
feeling.
Dhrona charya was thrilledWith full emotion and affections dhronas eyes teared.Dhrona told : Iam
very fortunate getting like you as deciple.Then Arjuna and aswathama the son of Dhrona asked Oh
God now what are you saying now we are trailng back to this jungleboy. as your deciples?Hearing
this Dhrona shuddered in agony.My promise to Arjuna! And this brave humble good young my
deciple.? any how the I bound to maintain the courage of the princes of great kuru dainasty.that is my
duty also.Then can only protect the interest of the nation also.so I have done something.Dhrona With
determination asked to Eklavya .Eklavya my good one! You told that you are my deciple.Ofcourse
my Guro according to my and my mothers wish you are my Guru.

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Hearing this Dhrona told. then my boy ! if you are accepting me as your guru you should pay my
gurudakshina-the fee.OK guro! Its my previlage to offer the proper gurudakshina please ask me .
Dhrona told .Eklavya your achivement is uncopitable and unparelel.But Iam proud of it also.But my
dear its depends on my promise ,i dont like to break it.Oh master what are you telling?There is no
need to brake your promise for mysake.Ask me how can I help you.
Eklavya If you are capable for that I liketo ask a supreame style of gurudakshina from you.
Defnetly my guro!you can askme.Then Eklavya my son pardon me you please give me the thumb of
your right hand as you gurudakshina.Hearing these words every body shoked ! with out right thumb
a archer cant do archery.But Eklavya Just turned his eyes to his guru and walk to the idol of his
acharya.There he salute the idol and with arrow he broken the right thumb with his left hand
and offer it to the GuruDhronacharya.Oh master ! please accept my fee.Dhronacharya with grieve
Embrace his deciple with emotions and told: My son You are realy great one.you gurudakshina is
unmached like your archery.May god bless you.Arjuna and others dumbfouned.Dhrona returned to
hasthinapurawith his kuru princes.
The great jungle boy scored eternity in defeat. As a deciple
and valuor.

Eklavya an ideal one.