Bheeshma had asked Dronachchariar to teach the Kaurava and pandava children the nuances of archery and war after knowing that Dronachchariar was living at Kirupar's house who was his brother-in-law. As Dronachchariar was not having any job and also was having no income he readily accepted the post.
Dronachchariar was insulted by his bosom friend Dirubadan who promised him half his country when he ascended the throne but refused it and insulted Dronachchariar when he went to claim it.
The boys of Kauravas and Pandavas were well trained by Dronachchariar in every field of armaments and archery and war games to make them experts in fighting and war.
One day Dronachchariar was teaching the boys archery and one by one he called them to shoot arrow at a parrot he has ties at the top of a tree.
He called Duryodhana and asked him to point the arrow at the eye of the parrot and shoot. But before the shooting he asked him what he saw. Duryodhana said he saw the parrot, bird, his brothers and others.
One by one all of them said the same. None of them could shoot the bird.
Finally Dronachchariar called Arjun to shoot the parrot and asked him the same question.
But Arjun replied that he saw only the eye of the parrot and nothing else. He shot the arrow and it hit the eye of the parrot and brought it down.
This shows the concentration and attention to the work bring results.
And he asked Arjun to go and attack Drupadan and bring him to the Guru. Arjun went & defeated Drupadan and brought him tied. Dronachchariar pardoned him and gave his country back to him as he was His friend and avenged his insult.
Drupadan was ashamed and went to forest and did penance to Lord Shiva to give him a son to kill Dronachchariar and a daughter to marry Arjun.
Lord gave the boon he had asked.
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