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Kripa

Kripa (Sanskrit: कृप, romanized: Kṛpa, lit. 'pity'), also known as Kripacharya (Sanskrit: कृपाचार्य, romanized: Kṛpācārya, lit. 'Kripa the master'), is a figure in Hindu scripture. According to the epic Mahabharata, he was a council member of Kuru Kingdom and a teacher of the Pandava and Kaurava princes. Born from the seed of the warrior-sage Sharadvan, Kripa and his sister Kripi were adopted by King Shantanu of Kuru Kingdom. Kripa was trained by his birth father and became a great archer like him. Later in the epic, he fought on the Kauravas's side against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war and was among the few survivors of the war. Kripa is considered as a Chiranjivi, an immortal being destined to live until the end of the Kali Yuga, the last yuga (age). … more »