Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Reading Diary B: Yudhistira plays dice

(Image Source: Disrobing of Draupadi by Evelyn Paul)

  • Dhritarashtra finds out that the Pandavas are still alive
  • His sons, Duryodhana and Karna are mad and urge war against them
  • Vidura invites the Pandavas to Hastinapura where Dhritarashtra gives them some of their kingdom
  • Draupadi is all 5 brothers' wive, this is dangerous because it is hard to share
  • Arjuna breaks the rules with Draupadi and gets exiled where he marries 2 more women
  • Yudhistira is crowned king of Indraprastha (Pandavas' kingdom
  • Duryodhana goes to visit and is jealous of the magnificent town and assembly hall
  • Duryodhana is fooled by illusions in the assembly hall where all the Pandavas laugh at him including Draupadi --> not good
  • Duryodhana's dad, Dhritarashtra, agrees to build a grander assembly hall
  • Duryodhana plans a game of dice to fool Yudhistira into gambling away all of his money since he is no good
  • Yudhistira plays into his trap even gambling away Draupadi
  • Bhima promises revenge
  • Dhritarashtra gives Draupadi a wish and she sets Yudhistira free then with the second wish sets the rest of the brother free
  • Dhritarashtra gives back all of their possessions and sends them home
  • Duryodhana urges them to come back 
  • Yudhistira gambles again and loses winning him and his brothers 13 years and exile and 1 in diguise
  • Yudhistira and his follows feed off of a copper bowl he gets from the Sun God
  • Duryodhana urges to go seek war on the Pandavas
  • The Pandavas are warned by Vyasa and Yudhistira is given a mantra
  • Yudhistira teaches Arjuna the mantra
  • Arjuna uses the mantra to visits the gods and get weapons to prepare for the battle
  • Arjuna gets a great weapon from Indra and spends time in his city
  • Once denying a women in the heaven city, the woman curses Arjuna and he is turned into a eunich
  • Arjuna returns to the Pandavas after 5 years and show them the weapons he has collected

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