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Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part C
Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part C
- A man named Karna had a father who
was a charioteer
- He was meant for great things – he
wore an enchanted armor
- He asked his mother why he had
these desires
- Years ago, his father found him
floating in the river – the armor and the rings grew along with him
- Karan learnt the way of war – he did
not tell Drona that he was a Kshatriya
- He bears his pain in silence
- His guru would never teach the art
of war to a Kshatriya
- Avatar of Vishnu, Parshuram helped
Kshatriya
- He told Parshuram he was a Brahmin
and so he learned under Parshuram
- Karan became a strong Kshatriya –
high secrets and most dangerous ways of fighting
- A scorpion stung Karna to not disturb
Parshuram
- No Brahmin would remain silent in
pain
- Parashurama cursed Karan that the
day he needs his skills the most, he would forget them
- Pandavas and Kauravas learnt their
skills a tournament was organized
- Arjuna displayed his archery, Karna
displayed his art of war
- He wanted to challenge Arjunas
skills, and he was insulted
- Karna was invited so he was not allowed
to claim victory
- Karna had to be of royal blood, he
was found in a basket in the river
- Their mother Kunti fainted hearing
this – Duryodhana declared him King
- Drupad the son of the king Panchal,
the friendship grew stronger between Drupad and Drona
- Drona was confident that Drupad
would give him so wealth, Drupad denied making a promise
- Drona was invited by Bhishma to
train the Pandavas
- Kauravas told the Pandavas that
there would be a festival that they must come to
- Built a wax palace that would
catch fire once the Pandavas were asleep at night
- Vidhur warned them of the threat
in the “wax palace”
- The Pandavas moved in and noticed
that the palace was made of combustible material
- Vidhur sent a miner that worked for
many days to make a secret exit
- They sent fire to the palace, the Pandavas
and Kunti escaped
- Danger could be lurking in the
forest, Kunti and the Pandavas could not walk anymore
- Bhim carried all his family members,
he went to fetch water for his family
- When he found a lake, he brought them
water
- They disguised themselves in the
village they stayed in
- Bhim killed Bakasur
- Drona trains the Pandavas
- A young boy emerged form the fire,
Drupad’ s son
- Another figure emerged, Draupadi –
the cause of destruction of many Kshatriya
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