Ball's Incident and Meeting With Drone

One day Kaurav and Paandav were playing ball. Their ball fell in a well. All were thinking about ball as how to take it out, that they heard a voice - "What has happened? Has somebody fallen in well?" All saw a white bearded Braahman standing at their back. He was Drone. Arjun said - "Our ball has fallen in this well." Drone said - When you cannot protect even a ball how will you protect the whole Prithvi?" Arjun said again politely - "Would you please take out our ball from this well?"

Drone asked them to bring some reed sticks and he threw them one by one into the well aiming at the ball. This made the sticks stuck to one another and to form a long stick. When it came to the brim of the well, children took out their ball. Children got happy and asked his introduction. Drone said - "Go to your Pitaamah and tell whatever happened her, he will know who I am." Children came back to palace.

Arjun immediate went to Pitaamah and told this incident. Pitaamaha immediately understood that Drone was in town. He went to see him and welcomed him on behalf of Raajaa Dhritraashtra. Drone asked about Kripaa, Bheeshm said - "So you haven't met him? He has gone to bring you and Kripee here only." "Why" Bheeshm said - As a Kul Guru his responsibilities have increased a lot, that is why he has not been able to pay full attention to children's education. So he suggested that you should be invited to do this job. I am sure that you will agree to be their Guru and give honor to this family."

Perhaps Duryodhan also reported this incident to Shakuni or Dhritraashtra, so Shakuni and Duryodhan also came to see him. Shakuni asked Duryodhan to present a gift to Drone, which Duryodhan promptly did. Shakuni said - "Please accept this small gift, Aachaarya. There are some gold coins in this." Drone said curtly - "I accept Guru Dakshinaa only after finishing the education." Bheeshm said - "Education is not weighed by gold coins, prince Shakuni. There should be a Bhakt (devotee) and Bhagvaan like relationship between a disciple and his Guru."

And Guru Drone was appointed as the Guru for Kaurav and Paandav.