Great Archer and Pupil Ekalavya’s Temple - a great honour which even Karn and Arjun has not received.

Ekalavya giving his thumb to his So called guru.

                                         Eklavya's one & only temple By - Prakhar Pandey

Temple of Eklavya is situated on GuruGram’s Khandsa Road near sector 10. 

This is the only temple of Eklavya in the world history, where he cut his Thumb in Dakishna to his Guru Dorna Acharya. 

It’s a great honour for great Eklavya that even Karn and Arjun has not that honour of a Temple.

Whenever we talk about Guru – Sishya (Teacher – pupil) relationship, a name with different reason but of a dedicated Proclaimed Sishya (Pupil) always flashes in our memory without hesitation and that name is of – Eklavya.

Eklavya is a small character in Mahabharata. 

But a big name who is admired till date without hesitation for his Dedication, Respect for Guru, Example of a True Pupil and above all for his Great Guru Dakshina (Whatever a teacher asked his pupil to give in return of his education). 

which is difficult to get as another example in world history. 

And this GuruDakshina made him Immortal as a Pupil.

This is a story of a Bhil Tribal youth who wanted to be a great archer and for that he went to the Ashram of Guru Drona Acharya, who was the Royal Guru of (Pandavas – Kauravas)  of  Kuru Vansa.

The youth asked the Guru to teach him archery. 

The guru refused to teach him as he was committed to teach only Royal families that time as he had promised with Bhisma Pitamah who brought him to teach Kuru princes. 

So he said he can’t teach him and he can go now.

The youth became very sad but refused to go back to home as he was committed to be top archer. 

He left the ashram and went into the jungle and made a hut to live. 

Eklavya has seen Guru Drorna as his Guru so he made a statue of his guru of mud. 

With all respect for his Guru he started his hard training before the statue and continued it day and night.

One day Guru Dorna went into the forest with his pupils and a dog for some training. 

Eklavya was on practice and due to the barking of the dog which came close to him he got disturbed and full the mouth of the dog with his arrows, the dog ran to guru seeing this archery skill he got surprised in which even Arjuna was not competent. 

He came close to Eklavya seeing his guru he touched his feet.

Drona asked about him he gave his identity guru Drona ask who is his teacher, he replied only you. 

Drona said where is my GuruDakshina? 

Eklavya said order me what I can do? 

Drona said give me your right hand thumb and the pupil deeds this without hesitation so that Arjuna could be a great Archer…..

Hope society can build an Archery Academy on that place that will be a great tribute to Eklavya.