Originally posted by: Sabhayata
@Medha :Yes very intrested๐
this is the same one in which Gandhari is in love with pandu and tries to kill kunti right.Please tell me can i read it online
Originally posted by: Sabhayata
@Medha :Yes very intrested๐
this is the same one in which Gandhari is in love with pandu and tries to kill kunti right.Please tell me can i read it online
Oh yes i was wondering about it! Shikhandni tricked Arjuna into marrying him i think. She was a very good archer and she used to learn from Arjuna. She saw him during his marriage to Subhadra and after that she was hellbent on becoming his wife.She somehow had him become his teacher. Then after the completion of her education, she told him that she would marry him if he would find a woman who could defeat her in Archery.
Draupadis swayamvar ( which was actually an archery comp. between Kauravas and Pandavas๐) was won by Yudhishtira.But Draupadi was the younger one out of the sisters.
Yes!๐
Actually, Shakuni mama wanted Kunti maate and had a battle with Pandu over her. Obviously, Shakuni lost. He asked Pandu to spare him and told him that he had a beautiful Sister, Gandhari who will marry Pandu.Pandu forgave him but had Gandhari Marry his blind brother Dhritrashtra.Gandhari felt insulted and helpless.She vowed to make Kuntis life hell and truly hated her.Shakuni just followed his sister and served Pandu as the PM for a while but then Pandu died. After that, he seved Dhrit and Duri as the PM.To keep them both happy, and due to lust for power and wealth he performed many atrocities against the Pandavas. Not because he cared for Gandhari.Gandhari hated Kunti and Pandavas and almost Killed Kunti too, there was a event where she bathed in blood of someone she thought was Kunti.She taught the Kauravas to hate Pandavas.After Pandu passed away, Shakuni physically molested Kunti who vowed to never wear a blouse if not made of Shakunis skin.Arjuna helped Karna in winning a girl in marriage.His most beautiful wife was SuprabhaJavanese Kings claimed direct desendent from Arjuna, and through him to the Gods in hindu culture.Nakul and Sahdeva ruled Shalyas kingdom after his death i think.Yudhishtira won the archery Comp. between Pandava and Kaurava, the winner was to marry DraupadiALTERNATE: other story is that there was a comp. in which Draupadis Uncle had to be defeated in a duel, whoever defeated him will Marry Draupadi.Only Bheema was a match for him. But bheema was already married so Draupadi married Yudhishtira. ( @Vrish ๐ฅณ)
OK - I will start with Jaya when my books arrive in 2 wks. ๐ I am curious to learn what made Arjuna insecure (eklavya ya karna ya both) and Sahadev smug (this one I can guess at)Originally posted by: Sabhayata
Jaya is a book which is written by Devdutt patnaik about Mahabharat its quite a good book.It doenst not only tell incidents that are there in ved vyas's MB but also what it says about the same incident in diferent folk lores and dance dramas.I quite like that book i suggest after reading ved vyas's translation you should read this book first and then books like mrityunjay,ajaya or POI which is from different characters perspective As far as i remember there isnt any major deviation between jaya and ved vyas's translated version.Its quite close only major deviation i remember is towards the end.In Ved vya's translated version the whole incident of pandavas going to hell is just yudi's illusion but in jaya it was a reality.That is the only major deviation as per me As per Jaya pandavas go to hell becuase of the following reasons
1)Bheem-Glutonny2)Arjuna-insecurity3)Nakul-Pride4)Sahdev-smugness5)Drau-Becuase she loved arjuna the most and manipulated Bheem6)Karna-Becuase he wasnt loyal to Dury as he promised not to kill 4 pandavasInfact Yudi is the actual hero as he is the true Jaya becuase in teh end when he took a dip in the holy water he was truly able to overcome hsi hatred for his cousins and forgive them hence he is the true Jaya
Okay, so who was the woman who defeated Shikhandini in archery?And Shikhandini's marriage to Arjun here happened after Subhadra's? I'd have thunk that Shikhandini would have married Arjun @ the same time that Arjun married Draupadi. But coming to think of it, Shikhandini would be Draupadi's devrani (since the latter was married to Nakul/Sahadev) as well as jethani (since the latter was married to Yudisthir/Bhima)Or was Draupadi monoandrous in this version?
Oh, I like this one. Not the one of Pandu forcing Shakuni to give Gandhari to Dhritarashtra, but the latter part - Gandhari trying to kill Kunti & so on ๐Hey, I could tweak this and do an OS where Shakuni gets who he wants, Kunti, and gives Gandhari to Pandu. Dhritarashtra - just leave him single. ๐ Pandu can get 100 sons from Gandhari and any number from Madri.So did Kunti get her desired blouse from Shakuni's skin? She must have been a sight to watch.So Bhima was monogynous - married to only Hidimbi?Arjun helping Karna get a girl - I can see where this serial has gotten that from. So Starjuna actually takes things from Indonesian and other MBs?
Originally posted by: devashree_h
Exactly why I was disappointed Medha. I wanted to read something from Draupadi's perspective. I thought Yajnaseni is a book from that perspective. But I dont want something in Alternate Universe๐, if you know what I mean.
Thanks for elaborating with examples.๐
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