He never forgot this gesture of his friend Duryodhana. Karna and the CursesДЄfter the curse of Parashurama that he would forget his knowledge of the Brahmanda Astra the moment he needed it the most, he was cursed twice Furthermore.Дuryodhana saw his capabilities, and when everybody disowned him and even insulted Karna, Duryodhana stood by him not only by considering him as an equal but also by bestowing him as a commander of his Army for his capabilities in the great Mahabharata.ДЇor the first time in his life, he was accepted by royalty, and it deeds well for his conscience, ego, and soul. His was a life with insults and curses and lived most of his life trying to overcome them and eventually sacrificing his Dharma for the sake of loyalty and gratitude. Repenting over a curse made in anger, and to nullify said curse, Parashurama also gave Karna his personal bow Vijaya to be ever victorious in battle and blessed Karna with greatness. Parashurama rewarded KarnaвЂ™s diligence and gave him his celestial weapon Bhargavastra which no one else possessed. This curse would come to haunt him in his final fight. Upon KarnaвЂ™s pleading, Parashurama relented and modified his curse, saying that Karna would only lose the knowledge when he needed it most while fighting against an equal warrior. Enraged, Parashurama accused Karna of stealing knowledge and cursed Karna that he would forget all the knowledge required to wield the Brahamastra. When Parashurama woke up and saw the blood oozing from KarnaвЂ™s wound, he at once deduced that Karna was not a Brahmin. Despite the increasing pain Karna sat still.

Karna could not attempt to drive it away as it would disturb his master. It settled on KarnaвЂ™s thigh and began to bore KarnaвЂ™s thigh. At that time a bee flew in from somewhere. One afternoon Parashurama was tired and rested his head in KarnaвЂ™s lap. This would lead to Parashurama cursing Karna following his education. And Karna refrained from telling him that he was not a Brahmin. Therefore he had decided to teach archery only to Brahmins.

But in those days only Kshatriyas and Brahmins were allowed to stay with and learn archery from a teacher.

Parashurama observed KarnaвЂ™s humility and love of learning, Karna gladly demonstrated his skill and surprised him by his dexterity and concentration. After being refused by Drona, Karna wanted to learn advanced skills of archery, and hence he decided to learn from Parashurama, DronaвЂ™s own guru. However, according to some versions of the tale, appreciating KarnaвЂ™s boldness, Drona tells Adhiratha to call his son вЂњKarna. But he refused to take Karna as his student since he was not a Kshatriya. Karna thus approached Dronacharya, an established teacher who taught the Kuru princes. He longed to become an outstanding archer and a great warrior. He wished to improve his mastery of archery. He was far ahead of others in archery and in marksmanship. He was brighter than his friends, stronger and more determined. Addhiratha and his wife Radha pined for the child and were happy to foster the child. Lucky for the infant, he was discovered by Adhiratha, royal charioteer for The king of Hastinapura (his mother would soon be wed into the same house). So as any young person would, she panicked and floated the kid on the river and forgot about him. Jubilant at first, the truth soon dawned on Kunti that she was now an unwed mother, looked down upon by the society and royal family. Kunti was excited after the boon provided by Rishi Durvasa decided to summon Surya dev вЂ“ the Sun God and was handed a son with Kawach (armor) and Kundala (earring). A conversation between Shri Krishna and Karna Birth and childhood of Karna

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