Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Reading Notes: Mahabharata Section B




Reading Notes Section: B


"Arjuna" Source: Wiki Commons


  • Vidura: brother of Pandu and Dhritarashtra but different mom
  • The Pandava brothers are back to living in the wilderness
  • Bhima fights a monster
  • Bhima and Hidimbi battle but are friends?
  • Bhima likes to use a club, now battles an asura named Baka
  • The Pandava brothers come out of hiding dressed as brahmins for the swaym of Draupadi
  • Draupadi will now be married to all five Pandava brothers
  • Yudhishthira finally becomes king
  • Arjuna breaks a rule involving Draupadi and is exiled
  • Arjuna goes on many journeys on his exile
  • Arjuna marries and has a baby with the King of Manipur's daughter, Chitra
  • Arjuna also marries Subhadra, Krishna's sister
  • Arjuna and Krishna help Agni burn the forrest for special weapons
  • Mayasura builds the Pandava brothers a great house which makes the other brothers mad
  • Yuhishthira wants to become supreme king
  • This is done by challenging another rival king
  • Draupadi looses the gambling match (dice game) and is a sore loser
  • Revenge is now a large theme due to Bhima
  • A second gambling match happens and it ends just as bad


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