During today’s reading, I read about how a father went to seek vengeance on his son’s killer. The evil Jayadratha, along with his 6 warriors fought Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna. Though his chariot had been destroyed, and the charioteer was dead he continued to fight the warriors, and defeated them one by one. The Pandavas tried to help him, but Jayadratha and Karna would not allow it. Abhumanyu received a wound on his forehead, and the blood poured down into his eyes, and blinded him for long enough, that the son of Duhshasana killed him. The story depicts his death to be a peaceful one, and not one of a man slain in battle. Once the man’s father, Arjuna heard that his son was dead, he made a vow saying, “May the course of a father and the vengeance of a warrior smite the murderers of my boy! May I never reach heaven if I do not slay Jayadratha on the morrow.” A spy heard this, and informed Jayadratha, so he went into hiding, “trembling in fear”. The next morning, Arjuna and Krishna drive swiftly across the land, fighting many warriors to reach Jayadratha. From an elephant, Duhsjasana faced him. When Drona blocked the way, Arjuna refused to fight him. Duryodhana also fought him, as well as Bhurishrava, who they slew. As they closer to the sunset, they went up against many warriors until finally, they found Jayadratha as the sun was setting. However, Karna attacked Arjuna, but Krishna covered the sun, making it look as though the sun had set, so Karna retreated and Arjuna defeated and cut off the head of Jayadratha. This story was intense, and showed the love and the loyalty that this father had for his son, and the lengths he could go to find his killer.
Arjuna defeats Jayadratha.
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