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I am the Soul
701 picked up the insect and thrown it away, Gurudev's sleep would indeed have been disturbed. But he could have been asked to sleep again. But now what?'
Parashuram asked again, his eyes burning with anger, ‘Tell me, who are you? You are not a Brahmin. No Brahmin can be so tolerant. None other but the child of a Kshatriya would tolerate so much. Tell me, who are you? Come on, out with it.'
Karna was shaking like a leaf. He was speechless. It was as if all his courage and bravery were lost. He somehow spoke up, "Gurudev! Please forgive me!'
“Parashuram has never learnt to forgive! Come on tell me who you are!'
“Pardon me, Gurudev! I a charioteer's son.'
“What! Of such a lowly caste? You impersonated a Brahmin? You played a hoax on me, you blemished my body, and you took away my knowledge. You may go, but I curse you that your knowledge will let you down when you really need it.'
Karna was shaken up. He began to sob. He did not even have the courage to hold the Gurudev's feet. His entire knowledge was plundered. Of what use is the knowledge that cannot be used when needed? Yet he was repenting his own folly, his own trickery. He stood with his head down, tears flowing from his eyes.
Parashuram had a great affection for Karna. He was filled with unlimited love towards the latter. He was proud of his disciple. Karna's devotion, faith and dedication had overwhelmed Parashuram. He was hurt to the core that Karna had deceived him and tricked him into imparting knowledge. Yet the affection towards Karna was also there. He mellowed down and said, 'Son! Go away, go away quickly from here! On one hand there is my unlimited affection towards you and on the other there is the
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