Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Reading Notes: Mahabharata Online Film, Part B

The Pandavas. Source


Mahabharata Online Films, link to the online videos


  • Wife blindfolded herself to share her husband's condition
  • The sage gave her a mantra to summon any god that she chooses
  • She tested the gift and called the sun god and she was in shocked once it actually worked and summoned him
  • Gave a child with golden earrings and armored as well
  • However, she was unmarried and knew that she could not keep the child
  • She placed the child in a basket and took him to the river
  • She placed the basket on the waves of the river and watched it float away
  • Pandu and two others decided to spend some quiet time in the forest
  • The tribes in the forest taught the group how to be gods
  • Pandu made a mistake and shot a hermit coupled making love
  • The hermit cursed Pandu
  • The minute that Pandu makes love with a woman, he will die
  • Kunti helps Pandu get a son by using her mantra
  • Kunti refused to use the mantra to get sons
  • Pandu got 5 sons from Kunti
  • Pandu forced himself on a woman and it caused him to die due to the curse
  • Bheem receives the strength of 1000 elephants
  • Drona trains the Pandavas
  • The Pandavas learn the ways of the war and use of weapons
  • Drona noticed each of his student's gifts
  • Charioteer, swordsman, strength (mace weapon), could wield all weapons equally but was the best with archery
  • Someone shut a dog up with arrows
  • The dog was not hurt but the mouth was sealed shut using perfectly shot arrows
  • The mysterious archer said he was taught by Drona
  • Drona refused the mysterious forester as a student

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