Question

is ashwathama of Mahabharata still living

Answer 1

There are very less people who are aware of Ashwathama from the Mahabharat since Arjun, Duryodhan, Bheem, Krishna and other characters took all the attention. But Ashwathama was the only one who played an important role in Mahabharat. He was the one who changed the end of Kurukshetra War. He was the son of Dronacharya and Kripi (sister of Kripacharya). Ashwathama along with his father Guru Dronacharya fought in the battle of Mahabharat from the Kauravas side against the Pandavas. There were some really astonishing things about this character that many people don’t know about. We all know that Lord Krishna cursed Asvatthama saying that “he will carry the burden of all people’s sins on his shoulders and will roam alone like a ghost without getting any love and courtesy till the end of Kaliyuga; He will have neither any hospitality nor any accommodation; He will be in total isolation from mankind and society; His body will suffer from a host of incurable diseases forming sores and ulcers that would never heal”. I do believe Asvatthama is alive. I have read some incidents where people have seen him but I am not sure whether all are true or not :