Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata, Part C

Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata

Life in the Forest
So did the copper pot contain just SOME food? What kind of boon is that?
Story telling- the copper pot was a portkey
Krishna's Visit
Story teling- Draupadi doesn’t act entitled to anything because of her gender
Arjuna and Shiva
And again, the hero gets the weapons he needs to win.
Arjuna and Indra
Story telling- the apsaras stage a coup
The Himalayas
Time passes so quickly in this universe
Who is this Markandeya?
Bhima and Hanuman
Story telling- Hanuman tells Rama’s story as a means of sustenance. He goes insane because he must continue to tell it.
Duryodhana and the Gandharvas
Karna and Indra
Story telling- Arjuna and Karna reject the “natural order”
Jayadratha and Draupadi
Well that was quick
Riddles at the Lake
Where do all of these Brahmin come from?
Are there more than three worlds?
The Court of King Virata
There’s a whole goddess for giving boons? All anyone seems to do is give boons.
Bhima and Kichaka
Story telling- Kichaka is punished by the gods for being a rapist
The Cattle Raid
Preparations for War
Krishna loves himself some drama. Also, someone needs to make a family tree
Krishna and His Army
Story telling- Krishna rejects Arjuna
Krishna's Mission to the Kauravas
Story telling- Krishna accidentally kills everyone
Krishna and Karna
The Armies at Kurukshetra
Seriously, where is the family tree? This is going to make the annual reunion really awko tacos.
Bhagavad-Gita
I’d love to read that in the original Hindi (if I was able to speak Hindi of course)


Statue of Ghatotkacha in Bali
Source: INK361

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