Reading Notes: The Mahabharata Part D

An concept of Swarga

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1: Bhishma dies in battle, and asks everyone to finally stop fighting, but Duryodhana and Karna disregard this message and continue the conflict
2: Drona takes charge of the armies and vows to defeat the Pandavas.
3: Arjuna's son is killed by Jayadratha. Arjuna kills a lot of people to get to his sons murderer, and finally kills him.
4: At night, things got crazy. Everyone killed eachother, and Karna killed Bhima's demon son
5: Drona couldn't be killed as long as his son were alive, so Bhima killed an eleohant named after his son. Drona asked Yudhishthira if it were really true that his son were dead, and (not lying) he said (quietly) "the elephant named after YOUR SON IS DEAD" and Drona was eventually killed
6: Bhima killed and drank the blood of Duhshasana, the dude who who vowed to kill at the gambling match
7: Karna and Arjuna fought, but Arjuna broke his bow and called TO, Karna didn't abide by this and still fought. Later, Karna's chariot got stuck and he called TO. Arjuna was gonna wait, but Krishna said "Bro, he's screwed you over a lot, and even killed your kid. I wouldn't abide by his TO" So Arjuna shot Karna's head off
8: Duryodhana realizes he is losing, and hides in the jungle water. Yudhishthira tells him to come out, and Duryodhana says that only if he can fight them all one at a time. He got out, and Bhima beat him. He hit him after the battle was over, and they debated on the ethics of it, but eventually called it even.
9: Duryodhana tells Drona's kid to go kill the Pandavas in their sleep, he only got their kids
10: Draupadi told Bhima to kill Drona's kid, but Yudhishthira said that karma would come around eventually. So she told Arjuna to get the jewel that he loved, and Arjuna tracked him down and retrieved it
11: Everyone mourned, and Yudhishthira was crowned king of Hastinapura
12: Bhishma tells Yudhishthira a story as he waits for the solstice (which is when he chooses he will die)
13: Uttara, Abhimanyu (Arjuna's kid) was weeping and suicidal cause her kid died, but she gives birth to Parikshit later. She wants to die, but decides to stay and raise Parikshit who would become the ruler of Indraprastha
14: A horse sacrifice was started so Yudhishthira could atone for his sins, and it went on a crazy adventure with Arjuna
15: The sacrifice takes place and all is well
16: A golden mongoose appears and tells a story
17: All the old folks go to the jungle to wait for death, and see the spirits of all of those who died in the war. Eventually, a forest fire killed all the old folks save the Pandavas
18: Dwarka was under attack by demons every night, and Krishna dies. The sea eventually swallowed the city
19: The Pandava walk through the jungle to die at a mountain. All but Yudhishthira die along the way. When Yudhishthira gets tot he mountain, he asks Indra if his brothers can enter heaven with him. Indra says no, so Yudhishthira tries to get his dog to enter too. The dog transforms into Dharma, god of justice, and he calls Yudhishthira his son.
20: Yudhishthira gets to heaven, and asks where the Pandavas are. Indra shows him that they are burning in hell, and Yudhishthira says "Aight, Imma stay with them in hell" and Indra said "Congrats, it was all a test. You're holy" and him and the Pandavas were in heaven.

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