To understand Nature, Heal the Mankind
The story of Eklavya is described in the Mahabharata. According to him Eklavya was the son of Nishadraj Hiranyadhanu. He went to Guru Dronacharya to learn archery, but Dronacharya refused to teach him archery due to lack of dynasty. Then Eklavya made a statue of Dronacharya and started practicing archery as his guru. Once all the princes along with Guru Dronacharya went to the forest for hunting.
Eklavya was practicing in that forest. During the exercise, when the dog barked, Eklavya closed the dog's mouth with his arrows. When Dronacharya and the princes saw the dog in this condition, they started looking for the archer who had shot the arrows so skillfully. On finding Eklavya, Dronacharya asked him about his guru. Eklavya told that he has considered Dronacharya as his guru in the form of a statue. Then Guru Dronacharya asked for the thumb of his right hand from Eklavya as Guru Dakshina. Eklavya gave his thumb to Dronacharya without thinking anything.
Life is full of many strange aspects that are beyond human comprehension. ‘Never take life seriously, no one gets out alive’ is an oft-heard and good one-liner that inspires people to be positive about life and makes you laugh.
