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The event takes place after the destruction of the Yadava clan at Prabhasa. Krishna had already witnessed the fulfilment of the curse that brought ruin upon his own people, seen Balarama withdraw from the world, and understood that the purpose of his earthly incarnation had reached its completion. He then entered the forest alone and sat beneath a tree in deep meditation.
By the time the war at Kurukshetra reached this stage, Drona had become almost impossible to stop. His mastery of weapons, knowledge of celestial astras and experience in warfare allowed him to cut through the Pandava forces with devastating effect. Krishna understood that defeating him through ordinary combat would be extraordinarily difficult.
The revised requirement came into effect on September 1, 2026, and applies to new study-permit applications for institutions located in all Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec. The change will be particularly relevant to Indian students, who have historically formed one of Canada’s largest international student communities, although the requirement applies equally to applicants of all nationalities.
What followed became one of the most dramatic episodes of the Drona Parva. It brought together Bhima’s extraordinary encounter beneath Supratika, the destruction of Pandava chariots, Arjuna’s duel with Bhagadatta, the release of the terrible Vaishnavastra and Krishna’s intervention to save Arjuna.
Under NMMSS, the Central Government awards one lakh fresh scholarships every year to selected Class IX students, with eligible recipients able to renew the scholarship through Classes X, XI and XII subject to academic-performance and other prescribed conditions.
Government information released before the Foundation Day showed that textbooks for Grades 1, 2, 3 and 6 had already been translated into all 22 Scheduled Languages and made digitally available.
Led by Chennai-based aerospace organisation Space Kidz India, the programme is bringing participants beyond online lessons and introductory space education into the practical world of satellite engineering, payload development, spacecraft integration and mission planning. The current on-campus phase began on 23 August 2026 and is scheduled to continue through 31 August, transforming the Greater Noida university campus into an international space-technology classroom.
Ekalavya was the son of Hiranyadhanus, a chief of the Nishadas. He had once approached Dronacharya with the desire to learn archery from the renowned teacher who instructed the Kuru princes. Drona did not accept him among his royal pupils. Ekalavya nevertheless refused to abandon his ambition. He withdrew into the forest, fashioned an image of Drona from clay and treated that image as the presence of his guru. Before it, he began teaching himself the art of the bow. The Mahabharata places this episode in the Adi Parva, within the account of Drona’s training of the princes.
Arjuna believed that mastering greater weapons would strengthen the Pandavas for the struggle that lay ahead. Yet before he could receive the most terrible weapon of all, he would first have to face an opponent whose identity he could not recognise. That encounter would begin with the sudden appearance of a monstrous wild boar and end with Arjuna discovering that the mysterious hunter before him was none other than Mahadeva.
Agni eventually approached Krishna and Arjuna and sought their assistance. Once they agreed, Arjuna used his extraordinary archery to prevent creatures from escaping and to stop Indra’s rain from reaching the forest. The sky above Khandava became covered by his arrows, while Krishna guarded other routes of escape. The burning of the forest became one of the most violent and morally unsettling episodes of the Adi Parva.
