Draupadi’s merciful words pleased Dharmaputra and he praised that she was not an ordinary woman, but a Great Mind. Yet Bheema was apprehensive about her appeal to spare Aswathama. He strongly pointed that he deserved no mercy as he slaughtered the innocent children while they were asleep.

Krishna made a compromising suggestion that it was not fair to drag Aswathama all this way and kill him, even though he was the most wretched enemy. So He said it was sufficient to pierce his forehead and remove the Gem that protected him. In fact, this Gem implies the Knowledge that adorns the intellect of a Brahmin. Without Knowledge, a Brahmin is lifeless like a corpse.

Arjuna obeyed Him, it was humiliating to Aswathama and he went away, injured and insulted.

They all went and offered the last rituals to the departed dear ones. Afterwards Krishna was getting ready to go back to Dwaraka. Then HE heard the bewildered cry of a woman….

Note – Sometimes we wonder why the All Knowing Lord did not prevent