Krishna's Role
I love that Krishna takes on the role of going to Hastinapura to try to make peace between the two sides of the family. That doesn't work, clearly, so he reveals his true form which I think is super important because it's about time people realized who he is. I also like that Narayan mentioned the part where Krishna talks Arjuna through his fears and stated that this was basically the Bhagvad Gita. I have always had many copies of the Gita at my house and at my apartment, but I have actually never read it. My mom always told me I could read it if I wanted to, but it wasn't necessarily the most important thing we needed to know at the time. She would focus more on me learning the different hymns and mantras of the Hindu literature, rather than the story of the Bhagvad Gita. However, I really liked that he mentioned the Gita in there, and maybe I could take that and expand a little bit more on it. If I research up on the Gita a little bit, I might be able to come up with a story explaining it for everyone to grasp a general gist of it.
The Battle
There were so many characters involved in the battle, so many revenge plots, so many deaths, that I got a bit confused as to what was happening halfway through. It was interesting to see how Karna's chariot got stuck in the ground and how he forgot how to use the Brahmastra at the most crucial part of his life, all because of two people who had cursed him long ago. I also think it's interesting that whenever someone is cursed, that is exactly how things play out. I wonder if there is any way to prevent that from happening. Maybe I'll re-tell a story in which Karna, after getting cursed, spends his whole life trying to free himself from the curse or find out ways in which he can backfire it. I could even do this with Duryodhana's curse (in which Bhima smashes his thigh) and see if he ever finds a way to overcome it. Krishna is also cursed and told his people will fight and kill one another, but he states he already knows his fate. I wonder if he could change it as well? We shall see what I come up with soon!
The Aftermath
I'm glad the Pandavas finally got their deserved seat at the throne. Yudhishthira was so grief-stricken that even Krishna lost his temper and had to console him about how killing his own family members was okay in this situation. It ended peacefully, which I like, even though there were many deaths and a few sad ones. I'm thinking I could write a sequel to this and talk about Abhimanyu's reign and his son's Parikshit's reign over the kingdom. It would be interesting to see if history repeated itself and if the future kings also had disputes amongst children/nephews.
Bibliography: Narayan's Mahabharata, Part D.
I love that Krishna takes on the role of going to Hastinapura to try to make peace between the two sides of the family. That doesn't work, clearly, so he reveals his true form which I think is super important because it's about time people realized who he is. I also like that Narayan mentioned the part where Krishna talks Arjuna through his fears and stated that this was basically the Bhagvad Gita. I have always had many copies of the Gita at my house and at my apartment, but I have actually never read it. My mom always told me I could read it if I wanted to, but it wasn't necessarily the most important thing we needed to know at the time. She would focus more on me learning the different hymns and mantras of the Hindu literature, rather than the story of the Bhagvad Gita. However, I really liked that he mentioned the Gita in there, and maybe I could take that and expand a little bit more on it. If I research up on the Gita a little bit, I might be able to come up with a story explaining it for everyone to grasp a general gist of it.
The Battle
There were so many characters involved in the battle, so many revenge plots, so many deaths, that I got a bit confused as to what was happening halfway through. It was interesting to see how Karna's chariot got stuck in the ground and how he forgot how to use the Brahmastra at the most crucial part of his life, all because of two people who had cursed him long ago. I also think it's interesting that whenever someone is cursed, that is exactly how things play out. I wonder if there is any way to prevent that from happening. Maybe I'll re-tell a story in which Karna, after getting cursed, spends his whole life trying to free himself from the curse or find out ways in which he can backfire it. I could even do this with Duryodhana's curse (in which Bhima smashes his thigh) and see if he ever finds a way to overcome it. Krishna is also cursed and told his people will fight and kill one another, but he states he already knows his fate. I wonder if he could change it as well? We shall see what I come up with soon!
The Aftermath
I'm glad the Pandavas finally got their deserved seat at the throne. Yudhishthira was so grief-stricken that even Krishna lost his temper and had to console him about how killing his own family members was okay in this situation. It ended peacefully, which I like, even though there were many deaths and a few sad ones. I'm thinking I could write a sequel to this and talk about Abhimanyu's reign and his son's Parikshit's reign over the kingdom. It would be interesting to see if history repeated itself and if the future kings also had disputes amongst children/nephews.
Bibliography: Narayan's Mahabharata, Part D.
Source: Krishna in his whole form, revealing his true self to Arjuna before battle.
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