sleeping men. Even as the son of a Brahmin and a great teacher Dronacharya, Aswathama committed such a horrible sin.

Here, we should remember that the same Duryodhana had planned to kill the Pandavas while they slept in the “Arakkillam” long back.

This shows the mysteroius ways the human mind works! No body is totally perfect or imperfect. Time changes every thing, and human mind is no exception.

Aswathama, seeing at a distance that Arjuna was rushing towards him, ran for his life in a chariot. But soon his horses were tired and slowed down their pace. He knew that his life was in danger and no one could protect him.

Immediately the thought of “Brahmastram” came to his mind as the only means to protect his life. Even though he did not know how to withdraw the fatal “missile-like” weapon, he shot it from his bow. A fierce flame started charging in the direction of Arjuna. When Arjuna saw the danger to his life, he asked Krishna for rescue.