In the epic, Kripa is known by many other names including Gautama ('descendant of Gautama'), Sharadvata ('son of Sharadvan'), Sharadvanputra ('son of Sharadvan') and Bharatacharya ('teacher of the descendants of Bharat')
Now as Bhima who had sworn to kill all the Dhritarashtra’s 100 son calls Vikarna a man of Dharma and advise him to step aside. But Vikarna replies that even knowing that Kauravas would not win a war against a side with Sri Krishna on it, he cannot forsake Duryodhana.Vikarna reminds Bhima the Dice game and said-
“That was my duty then
And this is my duty now
Fight me o son of Vayu.”
Thus, when Bhima kills Vikarna after a mace fight. And his death brought tears to the eyes of Bhima.
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Bhīma, with a caring heart, uttered - “Vikarna, you know dharma and you were the only one who spoke in favour of us and Draupathi in the court. Me, battling against you or slaying you is only because of my vow. Forgive me for my rage against you.”
On hearing the words of Bhīma, Vikarna replied – “Brother, don’t ask for forgiveness. What you are about to do is your Kshatriya duty. The reason we both are here is all for our love for our brother. Remember your Kshatriya duty and battle with me. I will be happy to die for my brother.”
The Pandava Army suffers from Bhishma's attacks. Satyaki is being beaten by Drona, but Bhima drives by and rescues him. Arjuna kills thousands of soldiers sent by Duryodhana to attack him. Bhima engages Bhishma in a duel with no clear winner. Drupada and his son Shikhandi go to help Bhima, but they are stopped by Vikarna, one of Duryodhana's brothers, who attacks and injures them badly.
Day 14
While searching for Jayadratha on the battlefield, Arjuna kills seven akshauhinis of Kaurava soldiers. By Shakuni's plot, Duryodhana hides Jayadratha in their camp. Arjuna uses divyastra to carry Jayadratha's head to his father leading to his own father's death. Many maharathis including Drona and Karna try to protect Jayadratha but fail to do so. Arjuna warns that everyone who supported adharma would be killed.
While Arjuna destroys the rest of the Shakatavyuha, Vikarna, the third eldest Kaurava, challenges Arjuna to an archery fight. Arjuna asks Bhima to kill Vikarna, but Bhima refuses because Vikarna had defended the Pandavas during the Draupadi Vastrapaharanam. Bhima and Vikarna shoot arrows at each other, before Bhima kills Vikarna with his mace.
Bhishma commands the Kaurava Army to move on the offensive. When the Kauravas form a chakravyuha, Abhimanyu enters it but is surrounded and attacked by Kaurava princes. Arjuna joins to help him. Bhima appears and attacks the Kauravas. Duryodhana sends a huge force of war elephants at Bhima, who leaves his chariot and attacks them singlehandedly with his iron mace. The elephants scatter and stampede into the Kaurava forces. Duryodhana orders an all-out attack on Bhima, who kills eight of Duryodhana's brothers before being struck by an arrow from Dushasana, the second-eldest Kaurava, in the chest and sits down in his chariot dazed.
At the end of the fourth day, Duryodhana goes to Bhisma and asks him how could the Pandavas, facing a superior force against them, have the upper hand. Bhishma says that the Pandavas have justice on their side and advises Duryodhana to seek peace.
Day 13
Drona's goal remains to capture Yudhishthira. Among the Pandavas, only Arjuna and Krishna knew how to penetrate this formation, and to prevent them from doing so, the Samsaptakas led by Susharma challenge Arjuna and keep him busy at a remote part of the battlefield the whole day.
On the other side of the battlefield, the remaining four Pandavas and their allies find it impossible to break Drona's chakra formation. Yudhishthira instructed Abhimanyu to break the chakra/padma formation. Abhimanyu knows how to enter the chakra formation, but not know how to exit, so the Pandava follow to protect him from any potential danger. As soon as Abhimanyu enters the formation, Jayadratha stops them with help from a boon obtained from Shiva, and defeats Bhima and Satyaki.
Inside the chakra/kamala formation, Abhimanyu kills many warriors, including Vrihadvala (the king of Kosala); the king of Asmaka, Martikavata (the son of Kritavarma); Rukmaratha (the son of Shalya); and Shalya's younger brother, Lakshmana (the son of Duryodhana) and Dushasana's second son, Dushmanara.
The Kaurava commanders devise a strategy to prevent Abhimanyu from causing further damage to their force. Following Drona's instructions, six warriors attacks Abhimanyu and deprived him of his chariot, bow, sword, and shield. Abhimanyu picks up a mace; smashes Ashwatthma's chariot (upon which the latter fled); and slays one of Shakuni's brothers and numerous troops and elephants before being killed by the son of Dushasana in a mace-fight.
Upon learning of the death of his son, Arjuna vows to kill Jayadratha.
Gandharvas (Singers and dancers of Svarga Loka / Heaven). Here Gandharvas were reborn as Duryodhana’s 98 brothers. Duryodhana is the form of Kali Yuga’s Kali and Dushasana was the form of Meghanatha (Indrajeeta) of the Ramayana fame (Ravana’s eldest son).
Brahmana said, 'I shall now tell you truly about all that which has a beginning, middle, and end, and which is endued with name and characteristics, together with the means of apprehension.
It has been said that the Day was first, Then arose Night.
The Months are said to have the lighted fortnights first.
The constellations have Sravana for their first;
the Seasons have that of dews (viz., Winter) for their first.
Earth is the source of all smells; and
Water of all tastes.
The solar light is the source of all colours:
the Wind of all sensations of touch.
Likewise, of sound the source is space (or Ether). These are the qualities of elements. I shall, after this, declare that which is the first and the highest of all entities.
The sun is the first of all lighted bodies.
Fire is said to be the first of all the elements.
Savitri is the first of all branches of learning.
Prajapati is the first of all the deities.
The syllable Om is the first of all the Vedas, and
the life-wind Prana is the first of all winds.
All that is called Savitri which is prescribed in this world.
The Gayatri is the first of all metres;
of all (sacrificial) animals the first is the goat.
Kine are the first of all quadrupeds.
The twiceborn ones are the first of all human beings.
The hawk is the first of all birds.
Of sacrifices the first is the pouring of clarified butter on the fire.
Of all reptiles the first, O foremost of regenerate ones, is the snake.
The Krita is the first of all the Yugas; there is no doubt in this.
Gold is the first of all precious things.
Barley is the first of all plants.
Food is the first of all things to be eaten or swallowed.
Of all liquid substances to be drunk, water is the foremost.
Of all immobile entities without distinction, Plaksha is said to be the first, that ever holy field of Brahman.
Of all the Prajapatis I am the first. There is no doubt in this.
Of inconceivable soul, the self-existent Vishnu is said to be my superior.
Of all the mountains the great Meru is said to be the first-born.
Of all the cardinal and subsidiary points of the horizon,
the eastern is said to be the foremost and first-born.
Ganga of three courses is said to be the firstborn of all rivers.
Likewise, of all wells and reservoirs of waters,
the ocean is said to be the first-born.
Iswara is the supreme Lord of all the deities and Danavas and ghostly beings and Pisachas, and snakes and Makshasas and human beings and Kinnaras and Yakshas.
The great Vishnu, who is full of Brahma, than whom there is no higher being in the three worlds, is the first of all the universe.
Of all the modes of life, that of the householder is the first.
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