Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Reading Diary B (Pandavas 13th Year of Exile + Side Stories)

Buck's Mahabharata
Pages #139-189

  • Arjuna doesn't really encourage any of Urvashi's attempts to get him making her mad. She then curses him to live a year as a eunuch. 
    • Indra tells him that this is how he can disguise himself for the thirteenth year of exile.
    • He also reached Arjuna how to use divine weapons.
  • Mankana's story told to Yudhishthira is about him eating grass to where he the juices flowed in his veins. He danced for this reason and eventually got the whole world to dance with him until Shiva came to put a stop to it.
  • Rishyashringa was born by a deer and the hermit Vibhadaka. He married Shanti in her city after she brought him there and he caused it to rain when it didn't ever before because of his pure heart
  • Bhima retrieves lotus flowers for Draupadi.
  • Arjuna finally returns in Indra's charioteer with lots of weapons.
  • Yudhishthira's great heart of a leader is seen once again when he releases Jayadratha, sparing his life, despite how he kidnapped Draupadi.
  • Savitri's story gets told by Vyasa (and Krishna) when they go see the Pandavas. Savitri Satyavan and helped him get a lot of things including more life.

Duryodhana: How I imagine him!
Source: indiaopines

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