Reading Notes: Mahabharata B

-Vidura, brother of Pandu and Bhristarashtra.
-His mother was a slave so he could never be named king
-Member of and devotes himself to the Pandavas
-Pandava brothers living in the wilderness
-Bhima and Hidimbi have  a love afair even though they are on opposing families
-Bhrima battles with an asura named Baka
- Pandavas are disguised as brahmins 
- swayamwara of Draupadi
-Arjuna won Draupadi as his bride at the swayamwara
-Although all five brothers will become her husband
-Yudhishthira becomes a king of Indraprastha on the river of Yamuna
-Arjuna is exciled for breaking the rules and he meets the Naga princess Ulupi
-Arjuna and Chitra, who is the daughter of the king on Manipur
-Arjuna and her have a son whom he leaves at the city to become King
-Arjuna marries subhadra who is the sister of Krishna
-Adventure of Arjuna of Krishna involve meeting Maya who is the architect of the gods.
-The burning of the forest
-Maya building a palace for the Pandavas, and the Duryohana's become more jealous
-Palace of Illusions
-Yudishthira declares himseld and supreme monarch by doing the Rajasuya sacrifice
-He challenges the rival king  Jarasandha
-Violent encounter with Krishna and Shishupala who is the kind of Chedi
- The catastophe starts as kshatriya cant refuse a challenge but also cant refuse a gambling match
-Draupadi lost and protest about the things that have been going on in the gambling hall
-Bhima voices his hatred with oaths and will cause a cycle of revenge

The Game of Dice
Source: Mahabharata by Donald A. Mackenzie, 1913

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