Reading Diary B: The Pandavas win!

(Image Source: Arjuna slays Jayadratha by Ramanarayanadatta astri)

The Pandavas attempt one last peace offering with the Kauravas

• Krishna is sure of his abilities to escape the Kauravas so he goes to them as the messenger--> shows that he is actually a God
• However, the Kauravas do not accept
• The Pandavas prepare for war

The war between Pandava and the Kauravas begins

• The Pandavas slaughter all 100 of their cousins
• Arjuna and Bhima do most of the killing
• Arjuna kills Bhishma and Karna--> which he later learns was his brother
• They win their kingdom back

Yudhistira has a pitty party about all the slaughtering of his family

• But he comes around and has his coronation for king

Epilogue

• Yudhisitra's physical body goes to the heavens while the other brothers closely follow him in spirit.
• Krishna dies the way he thought he would by the river.
• Dhistira lives out his life in the kingdom for 36 years after and then takes Kunthi and an adopted son into the forest to be left alone for the remainder of his life