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Ashwatthama Attempting To Kill Unborn Child Of Uttara And Abhimanyu

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Ashwatthama was the son of Dronacharya, the guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas. He was a skilled warrior and possessed a number of powerful weapons, including the Brahmastra. An important event in Mahabharata is that of blinded by revenge Ashwatthama attempting to kill unknown child of Uttara and Abhimanyu.

The Brahmastra is a divine weapon that can destroy anything in its path. It is said to be so powerful that it can even destroy the universe. Only a few people have ever been able to master the Brahmastra, and Ashwatthama was one of them.

At the end of the Mahabharata war, Ashwatthama was enraged by the death of his father, Dronacharya. He decided to use the Brahmastra to kill all of the Pandavas and their descendants.

Arjuna, the Pandava warrior, also knew how to use the Brahmastra. He invoked the Brahmastra to counter Ashwatthama's attack. The two astras clashed in the sky, and the resulting explosion caused widespread destruction.

Narada and Vyasa, two of the sages who were present at the war, intervened to stop the destruction. They convinced Arjuna to withdraw his Brahmastra, but Ashwatthama refused. He instead directed the Brahmastra at Uttara, the wife of Abhimanyu, the Pandava warrior who had killed Ashwatthama's son. As per some accounts Ashwatthama did not know how to withdraw the Brahmastra.

Krishna, the Pandava advisor, intervened and used his Sudarshan chakra to deflect the Brahmastra. The weapon missed Uttara, but it did strike her womb. Uttara was pregnant with Abhimanyu's son, Parikshit. The Brahmastra caused injuries to the unborn child, and he was born with a malformed foot.

Krishna was enraged by Ashwatthama's actions. He cursed Ashwatthama to roam the earth for eternity, with an oozing wart on his forehead. The wart would never heal, and it would constantly ooze blood and pus.

Ashwatthama was thus punished for his arrogance and his attempt to kill Parikshit, who was destined to become the king of Hastinapura.

The event of Ashwatthama's Brahmastra is a significant one in the Mahabharata. It shows the destructive power of the Brahmastra, and it also shows the importance of restraint and compassion.

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