Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Reading Notes: The Mahabharata part A

The Mahabharata is a very interesting read. I have only read a small section of this before, so it all felt very new when I read this. I thought that it was good but very different, I thought that the Ramayana was a better read in my own opinion. I liked how the Ramayana rhymed, but the Mahabharata did not. Honestly it kept my attention less as I read it. I was kinda confused as I read it too, because of how many different names that came into play. Trying to remember each of them and read and take notes made it hard, but it is a good story still. I thought it very interesting that the origins of the heroes of the story came from fish humans. One fish human going to the king the other going to fisherman that caught them. Later we find out that Arjuna was one of the best warriors of the land and was trained by a great warrior himself. He was the best with a bow and arrow and horseback riding and with axe and mace. He could pretty much kill you with anything he got his hands on. Arjuna partook in a challenge to see who would be the best warrior in all the land, and he had beat everybody except one person, Kama. Kama challenged Arjuna and beat him. The king at the time sent away five brothers into exile, those were the Panduvas. The Panduvas went away because they were good people and wanted to obey the king. Kama told a wicked captain of the army to kill the Panduvas by burning them alive in a palace of wood. The wicked captain promised that he would kill them, so he leads them away to the palace that they were to stay in. 


Sources used: ArnoldBesantDeveeDuttGanguliKincaidMacfieMackenzieNiveditaSeeger, and Tagore.

Kama Made King


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