Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata Part B

Mahabharata

  • Vindura is not allowed to have control over the city
  • Duryodhana is said to burn the city and murder the brothers, so they escape underground
  • a demon named Hidimba wanted to eat Bhima, so they then fought
    • the two get married
  • Bhima kills Baka, a demon who eats people
  • Draupadi is born, and the story of her previous life with several husbands is told.
  • A competition for marriage takes place and Arjuna wins it, shooting an arrow through a wheel
  • Duryodhana finds out that the Pandava brothers are still alive
  • the brothers return to Hastinapura together and then rule over the city
  • Arjuna exiles himself after breaking one of the rules, he then meets the Naga princess Ulipi, and they have a child
  • Arjuna is bitten by an alligator, and brings it ashore. He finds out that the alligator is a water nymph
  • Arjuna and Chitra want to get married, but they need an heir to the throne, who will stay in Manipur
  • Agni wanted to eat the forest, so Krishna and Arjuna agreed to help if he provided celestial weapons. He did, and the forest was burnt down
  • Yudishthira wants to become a supreme monarch, so he performs a sacrifice
  • a Kshatriya is not allowed to deny a gambling match, so they gamble.
  • Draupadi ends up losing a match, and everyone is angry with the result. The brothers are going to be exiled unless Bhima kills Duhshasana
Bibliography - PDE Mahabharata

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