Monday, February 20, 2017

Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata, Part C

Characters that I liked:
-Indra
-Kubera
-Matali
-Arjuna
-Dharma (god of wisdom)

Elements that I liked:
-bathing in sacred waters (Life in the Forest)
-riches to rag then rags to riches (Krishna's Visit)
-gardens of bright flowers and soft winds (The Himalayas)
-animals that are watching him in the forest (Bhima and Hanuman)
-Battle between Karna ans Arjuna (Duryodhana and the Gandharvas)
-Worship of the sun (Karna and Indra)
-An invincible dart (Karna and Indra) --> my new picture
-Shape shifters (Armies at Kurukshetra)


Themes that I liked:
-Living and meditating in the Forest
-Anger causes destruction
-forgiveness is holiness (Krishna;s Visit) 
-"Virtue is greater than life and prosperity in this world; it is the way to celestial bliss" (id.)



I really liked this image and how it depicts a man in the woods being contacted by a god. Link to original image

Bibliography:
PDE Mahabharata, link to the reading online.

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