Reading Notes: The Mahabharata Part C

The Storm God Indra

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1: The Pandavas start their journey in exile in the woods. They do a bunch of holy stuff for the promise of one day getting their kingdom back. Surya blessed Yudhishthira with a endless pot of food to help them
2: Draupadi doubts her religion (She isn't used to living not in luxury), Yudhishthira tells everyone to just wait and god will help them, and Bhima wants to bring war to the opposition
3: A holy man stumbles upon the boys and says that if Arjuna goes to the mountains and receives the vision of god, then all enemies will be slain. Arjuna goes to the mountains and prays, meets god in the form of a huntsman, and is given a bunch of weapons.
4: Arjuna is taken to Indra's home and is given a bunch more weapons from other gods. He is tasked with waging war on sea demons and giants, and he is victorious.
5: The exiles continue wandering around the forest, and Yudhishthira learns dice from a sage. Arjuna comes back and the group is told good fortune.
6: Bhima finds Hanuman (from the ramayana) and he told Bhima how they had the same god dad, and how it used to be back in the early days of earth (religious wise).
7: Karna and Duryodhana went to see how the exile was going, but the sea demons and giants who Arjuna killed now lived in the jungle. They told the beasts to move, but they didn't. A war broke out and the Kauravas were beaten and Karna fled, Duryodhana and many royal ladies were taken prisoner. Bhima and Arjuna heard about this conflict and went back to fight and eventually free Duryodhana. Karna and Duryodhana still plotted for the Pandavas demise, but they overheard this and knew one day the final battle would come,
8: Indra came to Karna in disguise, but Karna saw through it. Indra wanted to protect his son, Arjuna, so he asked for Karna's armor and earrings (The 2 things that make him invincible) and in return Indra gave Karna a dart (like the whistle thing from Guardians of the Galaxy)
9: Draupadi was kidnapped by King Jayadratha, but Bhima found him and spared his life if the king would personally apologize to Yudhishthira, which he did and went back to his kingdom in shame
10: A deer stole some fire wood that the boys needed to get back for a brahmin. The boys chase it, but get thirsty. They find a pond, but a voice offers riddles in order to purify the river. Many, including Bhima and Arjuna disregard these riddles and drink, and die. Yudhishthira hears the voice and answers like 7 riddles. The voice was actually the god of wisdom and justice, Dharma.  Yudhishthira was granted 2 boons, and he used them to revive his brothers, and make it so that they would not be recognized by anyone in the 3 worlds for a year (They have 1 more year of exile to go).
11: The gang took refuge in Virata (they could go into a city now cause they were unrecognizable) and they all became bros with the royal family. The boys worked as chefs, teachers, etc. And Draupadi worked with the queen
12: Prince Kichaka was the very strong and tempered prince of the land, so strong that the king didn't mess with him. He asks for Draupadi (queen's servant still), so the queen sends her to his house. He tries to rape her, but she gets away. She tells the king, but he laughs, so she tells Bhima and he tells her to invite the prince dancing, and Bhima will jump him. Bhima killed the prince, and Draupadi felt her honor restored.
13: Duryodhana is reached out to from another king who plans to conquer Virata since word that the strong and tempered prince had died. The gang's exile is now up, so they help out and restore the kingdom.
14: The wedding between Arjuna's kid brought together many great kings in Virata, and they talked about what they should do to get Yudhishthira's kingdom back to the Pandavas. They agreed on war
15: Arjuna and Duryodhana go to Krishna for aid in their coming war. Krishna says that they can have either a bunch of soldiers, or himself (weak and not fighting), and Arjuna gets to pick first. Arjuna picks Krishna
16: A meeting was called before the war, and Duryodhana left it immediately once Yudhishthira's said that he just wanted their conquered land back, and that they could have the rest, he just wants peace. They tried to kidnap Krishna, who then showed his holy form and looked like endevor, but Duryodhana stayed a lil bitch.
17: Krishna tells Karna to join him, and Karna said that his squad are his friends and they rule in accordance to his ideals, so he can't abandon them. Later, Kunti tells him of his real birth, but he wont go with her either.
18: The war is about to begin. Duryodhana sends a messenger that tells the pandavas about how weak they are, the pandavas call Duryodhana a girl, and Karna says "Let's just fight." Yudhishthira walks to the goons and asks if he can fight Bhishma and Drona who agree that they can fight (even though they're homies) and then convinces Duryodhana's half brother Yuyutsu (and his entire army) to switch sides and fight with them.
19: Arjuna sees all his teachers and friends on the other side and is persuaded to still fight.
20: The war goes on for a couple of days, many die and there is a lot of back and forth.

Bibliography:
Mahabharata Online: Public Domain Edition
http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Mahabharata