Krishna and Arjuna in the battle field
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There were many incidents that were similar to the other Indian epic, Ramayana. This part also had Pandavas exiled in the forests, but for twelve years. They almost face the similar troubles of a guy trying to steal Draupadi, their wife and facing Rakshas. I like how it addressed the issue of Arjuna going to Himalayas to mediate, where he gains boon to wish for weapons. One story that I enjoyed was about all the brothers trying to get water, but they are stooped by a voice of god Dharma, a god of wisdom and knowledge. All the brother disobey's his saying, therefore all die from drinking water but Yudhishthira. After he answers all the questions to the riddles, he is granted two boons to help. where he brings back his brothers and ask for them to be unrecognizable for one year. The story basically had the moral of being patience and using your knowledge when faced with struggles to get through that phase. The results of patience and taking tasks slowly, but wisely can be successful. I like at the end how they added Krishna into the battle and how they also mentioned Gita, a holy book for Hindus.
Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata by R.K.Narayan
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