Reading Notes Epified: Mahabharata Part D

Part D continues with the epified YouTube series. I am really liking these videos. One thing I have noticed is that the videos are not very related. There is not much relation between the different episodes. This makes it a little difficult to keep the stories strait. Part 28 Karna's Humiliation was a really interesting chapter. This episode had a lot of big names present who had gathered for the courtship of Draupadi. among those present was the King of Anga. He was a skilled and powerful man but also came from a less than noble birth. This led to him being humiliated in front of everyone by being declared unworthy and had no business being in the presence of real kings. His eyes showed how angry he was. This would foreshadow future war and destruction. I think there is a good story here about the humiliation and the foreshadowing of future conflict. Another interesting episode is episode 33 Arjuns Exile. This detail the arrangement between the five Pandvarian brothers and Draupadi. Each brother takes turns having her as a wife, breaking this leads to 12 years of exile. One day Arjun must fetch his weapons from the bedchamber to go fight thieves. Unfortunately it his not his turn and thus cannot enter. Despite hearing them together, he enters, gets his weapons, and goes to fight. Upon return he decides to go in to exile despite many telling him it is okay. I really liked how ridiculous this story sounds, especially by todays standards. I am not sure how this could be turned into my own story but it has a lot of potential as something. I was also surprised by how willing he was to honor this arrangement. I would also like to focus on Arjun's sense of honor in a potential story. He was willing to face exile in order to help someone.

Angry like the King

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