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The scions of the famous dynasties such as the Purus. the Shibis were protected by their female folk. Kashyapa immediately found them out and brought them back honourably to their former capitals and with a great sigh of relief restored power where it legitimately belonged. Soon everything became normal and peace and harmony prevailed throughout the land.
Back in his ashram, Parashurama resumed his role as a teacher and preacher. As already mentioned he was more proficient in the trades of war than of peace, in the astra and shastra vidyas rather than the philosophic and ritualistic aspects of life. Amongst those who became the disciples of Parashurama were such illustrious persons like Dronacharya, the famous tutor of the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He learnt from Parashurama the tricks of the art of archery. Bhishma, another giant of the Bharatiya war, was a pupil of this very sage. Karna also went there to learn battle-craft. But the great warrior played a small trick on the old sage that ultimately brought about his ruin.
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