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Reading Notes: Mahabharata Video Section D

Episode 27:

  • Draupadi
    • Contest to win her hand
    • Pandavas disguised as Brahmins 
      • Had to string a bow and shoot an arrow through the eye of a fish
      • Arjun
        • Fullfilled challenge
Episode 28:
  • Karna
    • Draupadi insulted him
  • Krishna
    • Didn't participate
    • Knew what was going to happen in the future
Episode 29:
  • Kunti said they have to share whatever they bought equally
  • Draupadi had to marry all five of them
  • In previous life she prayed for husband with five virtues 
    • Got five husbands in this life
Episode 30:
  • Draupad happy but not happy about his daughter
  • Pandavas returned to Hastinapar
  • Yudhishthir crowned King of Dhritarahtra and given kingdom of Khandavaprasth 
Episode 31:
  • Khandavaprasth
    • Cursed and barren
  • Krishna
    • Invited Vishvakarma to design the kingdom for them
  • Forests were burned and beautiful city was built
  • Kingdom of Indraprasth made
Episode 32:
  • Asura brothers
    • Devoted to each other
      • Tilottoma was desired by both of them
      • Dueled over her and killed each other in the process
  • Narad suggestion
    • Draupadi exclusively wife of one brother for a year
    • If anyone intrudes he should go into exile for twelve years
Episode 33:
  • Yudhisthir had Draupadi for first year
    • Arjun had to get weapons to help Brahmin
    • Arjun exiled for 12 years
Episode 34:
  • Arjun with group of Brahmins
    • Went to Himalayas
    • Ulupi, Daughter of Naga Kauravya (King of Naaglok)
    • Arjun spent months with her and then left her
  • Arjun got to Kingdom of Manalur
    • Arjun married Princess Chitagandha 
    • Specnt three years there had a child
    • Abandoned wife and child
Episode 35:
  • Arjun wanted to marry Krishna's sister Subhadra
  • Arjun went to go make her fall in love with him 
  • Arjun abducts her so they can run away and get married
Draupadi marrying the Pandavas


Bibliography:
The Mahabharata by Epified
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