On the last day of Kurukshetra war, Kouravas were defeated.
Ashwattama had gone to the meet Duryodhana who was injured and was hiding in the lake.
Ashwattama was very disturbed after meeting Duryodhana and vowed to kill Pandavas.
But in the darkness of night, he killed upapandavas who were the children of Pandavas.
But the death of upapandavas were predecided.
We know King Satya Harischandra who was famous for his truthfulness.
As Sage Vishwamitra was testing his truthfulness, Harischandra gave up his kingdom and left with his wife and son.
But the 5 deities who were the guardian of kingdom, were unhappy with this and questioned the Sage.
Vishwamitra was enraged by this and cursed the deities to born as mortals.
But when deities pleaded for forgiveness, Vishwamitra said deities would be released of the curse before forming any attachments that would reduce their status and sanctity.
These 5 deities were the upapandavas.
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