Week 6 Reading Diary: Mahabharata(The real battle)

So far I have found this week’s reading to be quiet challenging especially since Mahabharata is quiet long with lots of stories. I am glad that Part C was shorter. It was exciting and full of dramas, which made the reading easier as I was really engaged. I particularly liked Arjuna’s character. He goes on solo adventures, which initially started when he violated Draupadi’s private time with Yudhishthira. Arjuna takes off to acquire weapons Pandavas will need at the end of their exile. During the process of acquiring these weapons he passes through this thick forests. He faces few difficulties during the adventure. One morning when he was performing morning worship he faces a boar and manages to hot the boar with an arrow. He fights and finally is grated with the boon of divine weapons like a champion.

The other part of the story that grabbed my attention is when duryodhana and his allies attack King Virata and stel his cattle and Pandavas come to defense. Eventually, Pandavas’ exile is over andthey prepare tare for the war. Krishna however, tries to avoid war and make peace. Despite of his attempt they come to a conclusion and the war is still happening. Krishna has huge role in Mahabharata specially because he playa huge role in Arjuna’s life and Arjuna is glad that he has Krishna by his side

Mahabharata
Link: Krishna and Arjun

"Mahabharata: Public Domain Edition" by Multiple Authors,Mahabharats PDE