Cattle Raid. Source.
Public Domain Mahabharata, link to the reading online.
- The Pandavas are in a long period of exile in the forest similar to Rama
- Krishna pays a visit to the Pandavas in exile
- Ajuna went out on his own when he violated Draupadi's private time with Yudhishthira
- Arjuna is the god Indra
- Indra is Arjuna's father
- Arjuna goes to Swarga, Indra's heavenly house, where he meets Urvashi
- Hanuman, from the Ravana, is in this story too
- Bhimna, Hanuman's half-brother, encounters Hanuman
- Hanuman and Bhimna are sons of Vayu, the wind god
- When Karna was bord, his body was clad in golden armor and he had earrings that were a token of invincibility
- Draupadi faces terrible danger in the forest, similar to Sita
- The final year of Pandavas' exile must be spent in hiding
- Bhima defense Draupadi but she will claim that the deed was done by her husband who is an immortal gandharva
- Duryodhana and his allies attack King Virata and steal his cattle
- The Pandavas come to King Virata's defense
- Pandavas' exile is finally over
- Krishna tries to avoid war and make peace between the factions
- Krishna reveals to Karna the secret of his birth and tells him to go to the Pandavas in peace, assuring him that they will not only accept him but regard him as their elder brother
- The Bhagavad-Gita, "Lord's Song," is the most famous part of the Mahabharata
- Bhishma is the general of the Kaurava forces but does not feel the same loyalty to Duryodhana that Karna does
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