The Mahabharata is filled with a lot of emotions, a huge
family dispute with love and hate. The fight between the Pandavas and the
Kauravas led to the separation of family members and a battle between the
family members. Arjuna for most of the battle seemed hesitated to fight against
his own blood. He wept and cried when he slayed Bhisma. The part that Abhimanyu
got trapped alone behind the enemy lines and got killed was the part that made
me sad. Arjuna who didn’t want to fight the battle lost his own son in the
battle. Arjuna then vows to slay Jayadratha, who was responsible for
Avhimanyu’s death. Ghatotkacha, son of Bhima
gets killed in the battle. It is amazing how much power all the
characters has in the Mahabharata. Bhisma could choose when he died. Bhisma was
waiting to give up his life after he instructed the survivor of the battle on
how to rule the world that he has survived. This is amazing! Pandava gets
revenge on Kaurava by slaying Dushashana and Duryodhana. Yudhisthira becomes
the new king.
It is interesting to read about the afterlife after in
Swarga. Yudhisthira meets all of his Kaurava brothers and his son, his father,
mother, Krishna in Swarga after he gives up his life on earth. This story backs
up the whole idea behind Hinduism, Life after death. This makes me feel like
there is Swarga and there is life after this life on earth. Our physical body
dies but our soul remains harmless and never dies.
The Mahabharata was an interesting story to read, it
refreshed my memories from what I had heard as a child. Jealousy led to this
battle, Jealousy made the two members of the same family go against each other
and led to various acts done in other to harm each other.
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| Yudhisthira's journey to hell Source: link |
Link to Part D: PDE Mahabharata by multiple authors
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