Who attains the Brahman, attains the Moksha and Amrutva. See keshav's answer. Actually Moksha means the ultimate liberation from birth-rebirth cycle in Samsara and Amrutva (immortality) is the state not bounded by time or space. Thoughts for the times on war and death. The Indian elixirs were mineral remedies for specific diseases or, at the most, to promote long life. Sign up to join this community. Amrita, Ambrosia, Soma and Nectar. Curse is for 3000 years only. According to the Rigveda, a collection of ancient Vedic hymns that are a cornerstone of Hinduism, Amrita is a drink that bestows immortality.In Hinduism and other traditions, it is also referred to as Soma. It is believed that one gets immortality and invincibility by worshipping a divine Lingam called the Atma-Linga. Hinduism Stack Exchange works best with JavaScript enabled
Since the Atma-Linga belonged to Lord Shiva, Ravana worshipped Shiva with devotion. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. Alone and without anybody by thy side, thou shalt wander through diverse countries, O wretch, thou shalt have no place in the midst of men. The beauty of the concept of immortality and its enormous religious significance does not lie in details. Thou shalt wander over the Earth, O thou of sinful soul, with the weight of all diseases on thee.So Krishna's utterance was purely a curse; there wasn't any reward to go along with it. Always engaged in sinful acts, thou art the slayer of children. To me, this all seems like an odd mixture of punishment and reward - Ashvatthaman is made immortal, and will perhaps have the honor of serving as Vyasa, yet he is clearly being punished as his perpetually diseased state demonstrates. they were travelling to the Himalayas to seek pardon from Lord Siva According to the various Indian traditions and stories there are eight immortals who walk on this Earth. The Elixir has had hundreds of names (one scholar of Chinese history reportedly found over 1,000 names for it), among them Amrit Ras or The elixir of life has been an inspiration, plot feature, or subject of artistic works including Medieval Science, Technology And Medicine: An Encyclopedia, A Glick, T.F., A Livesey, S.J., Wallis, F., Routledge, p. 20 2005 I present to what I have found. Both agree that the all-pervasive yet unacknowledged death anxiety generates the wish for immortality encapsulated in moksha, ... On Hinduism. Aswatthama was also an excellent warrior but he did not receive Brahmashirastra by hard work, rather Drona gave it to his son (Aswatthama) to fulfill son's demand, in affection........For Arjuna, it was hard earned and he learnt the process of launching as well as stopping the weapon. But may be "brahmacharya" here symbolizes the hard work and concentration a student must keep when he is a brahmachari (in learning phase).
Any insights on the why of all this?First let me recount the story of Ashwatthama's curse, which is told in the When he saw them, Ashwatthama feared for his life, so he In any case, for all his crimes, Krishna issued the As regards thyself, all wise men know thee for a coward and a sinful wretch!
Lord Parasurama felt pity at I would like to add some points here - both of them received the Brahmashirastra from their teacher Dronacharya. The elixir of life, also known as elixir of immortality and sometimes equated with the name philosopher's stone, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth.This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. In other version, it was Lord Narayana. Freud, S. (1915/2001).
This could be due to Kalpa Bheda.
Aswatthama happy in the company of Lord Parasurama and Sage Durvasa in Arjuna achieved the excellency in archery with his hard work and thus received Brahmashirastra from Drona. Only one that leads the life of a brahmacari can do it. There have been many great warriors, saints, gods etc. And liberation from this bondage of Samsara is called Moksha. Detailed answers to any questions you might have
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Google Scholar. To wit, Ashvatthaman is made to wander the earth endlessly for 3000 years (and thus he is a chiranjivi) and he will bear all the diseases afflicting the world. Aswatthama and agreed to help him. but I thought he would is vyasa in making and currently studying under Krishna Dwaipayana veda vyasa@Yogi. That Mahabharata version says he was relieved by praying Shakti. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir.
from all curses. Rather, it's due to the fact that upon hearing Krishna's curse, Ashwatthama So presumably it is the time that Ashwatthama will have spent with Vyasa, engaging in spiritual pursuits and atoning for his sins, that will make him deserve to succeed Vyasa.It was said in order to escape from the curse of Lord Krishna, and Trans.