Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part B
Week 6: Reading Mahabharata
This is my second blog post for the Mahabharata. This time I have read stories 51-100 out of Tiny Tales from the Mahabharata. Just like Part A, I have selected the three stories that stood out to me most that I believe I can really elaborate on and make my own for future story telling assignments. The first story that I selected is titled "The Exile Begins". The faithful followers went with the Pandavas and Draupadi into the wilderness. Yudhishthira told them to go home because it is dangerous in the forest. Yudhishthira also tells them that they will return when their years in exile are over. Yudhishthira was worried how the people in the forest would be nourished with food. A priest has Yudhishthira pray to Surya (who is the sun-god) and Surya showed up to give Yudhishthira a copper bowl and Surya said to cook with it and it will always be full. The second story I selected is "Jayadratha Comes to the Forest". Draupadi was surprised to see the King of Sindhu (Jayadratha) who approached their forest camp in his chariot. Draupadi thought that maybe he was bringing a message from Hastinapura. She explained that her husbands are hunting but that they will return soon. To Draupadi's surprise, Jayadratha states that he was there to see her and he says that he will be her new husband. Draupadi says "how dare you". Jayadratha shouted that she is a whore and that he is going to take her with him. He threw her in his chariot and rode away. This story leaves a lot of room to expand and put in my own creative touches. The last story I selected is called "Bhima Searches for Lotuses". This story starts off with Draupadi noting how lovely the golden lotus was. Bhima responds that he will find more to give to her. He races off to do so but he soon found himself blocked by the tail of a monkey. Of course Bhima tells the monkey to move its tail. The monkey didn't move so Bhima once again tells the monkey to move its tail, this time angrily. The monkey responds that it is old and that Bhima should move it, but unfortunately Bhima could not move the money's heavy tail. Then the monkey's tail rose up as tall as a mountain! Bhima notices that this is Lord Hanuman so her happily saluted his brother (they were both sons of the Sind god (Vayu)).
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| Jayadratha taking Draupadi - Via Wikipedia |
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