MAHABARATA
EPISODE 12'S. DURNA

DURNA, the son of a brahmin named Bharadwaja, after completing the Vedic and Vedanga lessons, devoted all his attention to learning the art and skill of using weapons and war equipment. Thanks to his perseverance and talent, he became proficient in the art of weaponry and mastered the science of war. The Brahmin Bharadwaja was on good terms with the son of King Panchala Drupada. Drupada became Durna's best friend when they studied hermitage. Between them grows a sense of

a very familiar friendship. Because of the youth, Drupada often promised Durna that he would give half of his kingdom to Durna, if he later ascended the throne.

After completing his studies, Durna married Kripa's sister. They had a son named Ashwatama.

he loved his wife and son. For their sake, he tried hard to get what he had never thought, wealth. When he found out that Parasurama was sharing his wealth with the brahmins, he immediately rushed to Parasurama. Unfortunate

it cannot be denied, it comes late. Parasurama has distributed all his wealth and will soon go to the forest to be imprisoned. Wanting to give something to Durna, Parasurama offers to teach him the art of weaponry

Durna, because that's his forte.

Durna welcomed the offer with great joy. Because he was proficient in using arrows, Durna became an expert in the art of all kinds of weapons and war science that is difficult to find equivalents. This skill of his made him worthy of being a teacher in any king's palace.

Meanwhile, Drupada was crowned King of Panchala, after his father died. Durna remembers his friendship with

Drupada and his promise to give half the kingdom, Durna went to Drupada with soaring hopes

that King Drupada would welcome and fulfill his promise. But when he arrived at the palace he found his friend had changed. When Durna introduces himself as an old friend, Drupada welcomes him coldly,

even shows romance unhappy face. Drupada who was drunk with wealth and power said: "O Brahmin, presumptuous

you are right, claiming to be my old friend. How could a king befriend a beggar

a wanderer? Are you crazy to say that there was a friendship between a beggar and a king? Is it possible to have a friendship between a rich man and a poor beggar, between a learned man and a man of no manners, between a hero and a coward? Friendship can only be established between two equal people. In other words, a king could not be friendly

with a beggar who is stuck." With shame and burning anger in his chest, Durna left the Palace.

He swore vengeance on the proud king for his humiliation and denial.

Later, Durna went looking for work to Hastinapura. He rested for a while at the home of his sister-in-law, Kripa.

One day, the king's sons played with a ball outside the palace. While playing, Yudhisthira's ball and ring fall to the

in wells. They stopped playing and stood around the well. They could only look at the sparkling ring

at the bottom of the well. But they did not know what to do to get the ring back. They don't know near them

sat a brahmin in black. He just smiled

"Oh, princes," he said, to the king's sons' surprise, "you are the descendants of the mighty house of Bharata, how could you not have taken the ball? People who are good at using arrows know how to pick them up. Should the servant take it?"

Yudhishthira said with a laugh, "Oh, Brahmin, if you can get the ball, we will meet you with delicious food in the house of Mahaguru Kripa." Then, Durna, the foreign brahmin, took a blade of grass, uttering

spell, then aim at the direction of the ball in the well. Like an arrow, the grass slid quickly and hit the ball. Subsequent to

long enough, he pulled the grass and the ball was successfully removed from the well.

The sons of the king were astonished to see Durna's cleverness. Then they asked him to get the ring

it's still at the bottom of the well. Durna borrowed an arrow and aimed it at the ring. With that arrow, he managed to take out the ring that was at the bottom of the well. With a smile, he gave the ring to Yudhishthira.

Witnessing the greatness of the Durna Brahmin, the sons of the king congratulated him. "Who are you really? What

what can we do for you?" Say them while looking respectfully.

Durna replied: "O king's sons, go to Bhishma and ask him who I am."

From the story told by the king's sons, Bhisma concluded that the brahmin was nothing but

it's Durna. Then Bhisma decided that Durnalah was the right person to give a more advanced teaching

to the Pandavas and the Kauravas, Thus, Bhishma welcomes Durna with a special honor. He made Durna a teacher who taught weapons to the Pandavas darn of Kurawa.

As soon as the Pandavas and the Kauravas gained control of the weapons and tactics of war, Durna ordered Karna and Duryudana to capture Drupada. Durna said this commandment was a duty to be carried out to return the favor to his teacher. They left as ordered, but they failed. Then, the master told Arjuna to do the same task. Arjuna defeats Drupada and brings

accompanied by the ministers as prisoners to Durna.

Smiling, Durna said to Drupada: "Your Majesty the King need not worry about your soul's safety.

When we were young, we were two friends, but then you forgot and humiliated me. His Majesty said only a king deserves to be friendly with a king. Now, having conquered your country, I am a king. Nevertheless, I want to restore our friendship. Therefore, I give back half of your kingdom that has been mine. You say friendship can only be established between two equal people. Well, now I'm equal

with you. We each control half your kingdom."

Durna was satisfied, His grudge over the humiliation he had once endured had been avenged. He released Drupada and treated her with respect.

Meanwhile, Drupada's self-esteem is deeply offended. From that moment on, the flames of his hatred towards Durna continued to blaze unquenchably. There is no heart wound more painful than wounded self-esteem. Hatred of Durna and the desire for revenge rule Drupada's life. King Drupada

he underwent asceticism, fasting, and sacrificial ceremonies to entreat the deity to be granted a son who would later kill Durna and a daughter who would marry Arjuna. In the end, Drupada's wish was

form with the birth of Dristadyumna - who will lead the Pandavas in the field of Kurusetra and many blessings

an unusual factor manages to kill Durna and the birth.