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Reading Notes: Part B Fight For the Throne


Duryodhana and Bhima Duel

Bibliography:  Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution online film by Epified TV (India)

The Fight for the Throne: Pandavas vs Kauravas

Characters:
  • Gandhari
    • Shakuni- her brother and Duryodhana's mentor
  • Dhritarashtra's 
  • Pandu 
  • Kunti 
  • Duryodhana
  • Pandavas
    • Bhima
  • Bhishma- Grandfather 
Events
  • Gandhari grew nervous and afraid when she found out Kunti was raising kids so she got pregnant as fast as she could in order to keep the throne in her family
    • However, it born with no life but Ved Vyasa forbid the flesh to be a throne and put them in 100 vats of oil and but 100 parts of  the lump into each one 
    • there Gandhari's 100 sons born ( something demonic about them) 
    • Duryodhana was their eldest- In line for the throne 
  • When Kunti returned with her 5 sons a new war was born 
  • Duryodhana began to grow envious of Bhima because of Bhishma's favoritism towards him
    • he felt left out and as he isolated himself his hatred grew and  
    • He lost in a wrestling fight against Bhima
  • Shakuni told Duryodhana that if he did not destroy now the Pandavas now they would take Hastinapur and throne from him 
  • Duryodhana organized a retreat by the lake and invited the Pandavas in the food he gave them he put sleeping herbs and Bhima who ate the most fell asleep on the side of the lake 
  • After everyone left Duryodhan tied him up and pushed him in the water 
  • 100 of serpents bit him but he did not die instead he woke up broke out of the ropes and fought the serpents 
  • He met King Vasuki who gave him the magical potion of strength of 1000 elephants 
  • He returned home more powerful than ever 

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