Epics of India

Notes for Wednesday reading The Mahabharata  by C. A. Kincaid 12 years in exile and the Pandavas now have 1 year of disguise at the court of King Virata. Yudhishthira has finally learned gambling so he is Kanka, a gambler. Bhima becomes a cook named Ballaba Arjuna takes Brihannala and is a dance teacher Nakula is Granthika and works in the stables Sahadeva takes Tantripala and becomes a cowherd They leave their weapons in a shami tree where no one will find them Bhima is to avenge a main who was raped by Kickaka, he takes Draupadi's place in the dark and kills Kickaka. People then want to burn Draupadi at the funeral. Duryodhana hears Kickaka's death and attacks King Virata. The year of disguise is up so the Pandavas go to rescue Virata. They reveal who they are and Arjuna's son Abhimanyu marries the princess Uttara. Yudhishthira seeks peace but Duryodhana makes the king refuse. They all prepare for war at Kurukshetra. Arjuna hurts Bhishma so bad that he lies on a bed of ar...

These are my reading notes for week 9 part A. The Mahabharata by C. A. Kincaid In the city of Hastinapura, there was a king named Vichitravirya, who died and left 2 sons, Dhritarashtra who is blind, and Pandu. Pandu becomes king and has five sons, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. These 5 sons are known as the Pandavas. Once Pandu dies, Dhritarashtra becomes king and has 100 sons with Queen Gandhari. Duryodhana is the eldest of the 100 sons. Together the Pandavas and Kauravas, who is Duryodhana, are the Bharatas. Drona is the boys' teacher and Duryodhana get jealous that he is the worst. Duryodhana loses it when he hears that his father named Yudhishthira his heir. Duryodhana plots to kill the pandavas. He plans to burn them in their house but the Pandavas are warned by Vidura and the Pandavas escape though a hidden tunnel. A couple randoms die in the fire and everyone thinks it is the Pandavas The Pandavas go into hiding as brahmins. Bhima and Hidimbi, a monster,...