Week 6 Reading Diary A: PDE Mahabarata

1. Surya gave Yudhishthira a copper pot that was always filled with food after he prayed to him for assistance.

2. Bhima would carry them when they grew tired and they were very religious and performed all their devotions while they were in the forest. 

3. Draupadi was upset because her husbands did not protect her when she was claimed by Duryodhana. She discussed this with Krishna and he said not to worry because the wives of those who wronged her would soon be crying over their dead husbands. Yudhishthira talked with Bhima and Bhima called him weak for not fighting Duryodhana.

4. Yudhishthira talked to a holy man who said that if Arjuna went to the mountains he would be undefeatable and that he would defeat all the enemies. The Great God fought with Arjuna after months of fasting and praying and granted Arjuna with great weapons.

5. Arjuna went to Indra (his father's) great city. Arjuna was cursed there to live unnoticed with women as a musician and dancer. He was worried, but Indra said it would be a good thing. He became very talented at music and dance. 

6. Bhima met Hanuman in the forest and learned that they were both sons of Vayu. They discussed many things, including the tales of Rama, and parted as very close due to their relationship.

7. Karna swore to kill Arjuna. He received an invincible dart in exchange for his armor and earrings. Karna was no longer invincible, but he had a hidden weapon that was a secret.

Indra and Karna photo found on Wikimedia Commons

8. Arjuna and Bhima drank from the pool, but they did not answer the voice that told them they must answer a question first. They both died immediately upon drinking. When Yudhishthira came to the pool, he asked who the voice was and they answered that they were a yaksha. He answered each of the questions posed until the voice was revealed to be Dharma. He asked for his brothers to be alive and them not to be recognizable for a year.

9. Their exile ends after 13 years

10. Kunti told Karna that he was her and Surya's son. She said that he shouldn't work with Duryodhana against his relatives. He said that he had the power to kill his four brothers but he wouldn't.