Epics of India MLLL 4993

Read the updated version of this tale on my Portfolio  here . Surya gifts Yudhishthira the Akshayapatra on  Wikimedia Upon entering their period of exile in the mystical woods, the Pandavas and Draupadi quickly began to hunger, for it was difficult to find food. When too faint, Bhima would carry the five others on his back until they reached a water source. Weeks went by in this same manner, until one day Yudhishthira happened upon a brahmin and told him of his sorrows. The brahmin, sensing the desperation in Yudhisthira’s voice and wanting to help, suggested that the Pandava pray to the Sun God, Surya. Yudhisthira, who had always been true to his faith, agreed. He began wholeheartedly praying to Surya: Powerful Sun, You who sees everything in the universe, You are our Creator. You are Vishnu, Brahma, and Prajapati at once. You are the Brahman! Please, help my brothers and our wife in our trials. Surya, pleased by Yudhisthira’s devoutness an...

Duel Between Duryodhana and Bhima on  link This is the last section of my Mahabharata Reading Notes. In the previous section, I decided to focus on specific morals that I thought were relevant in a YouTube summary video, and I related those back to the text. I thought that I might do the same with this set of notes, but this last section of the Mahabharata was more action-packed, making it a bit harder to do so. War was more of the focus on this last part than any religious considerations. All of the characters will experience profound loss, and so the epic becomes very tragic. Arjuna is forced to attack Bhima, and both Arjuna and Bhima lose their respective sons. I was not able to relate the morals that I found in the video easily to the text, but I did find some moral considerations on my own. I think that it is important to talk about the moral crisis that occurs in the section entitled Death of Drona , as well as the wise words of Yudhishthira at the ...

Yudhishthira and His Dog, Ascending on  Wikimedia This is a continuation of my Mahabharata notes. I found it extremely easy to get lost in the reading. This is for several reasons, and I am sure that other students, or other people experiencing the Mahabharata for the first time, probably find it a little overwhelming, too. The names are strange, people have multiple spouses, characters go on their own adventures for years, etc. As I had with the Ramayana, I went to YouTube to find a summary video to help me make sense of things. The first video that I came across was “Summary of Mahabharata” which you can access here: link . From this video, I took note of important morals to be learned from the epic. It is still necessary to read the original text, but I thought that it would be a good idea to try and take notes in a different form. In this set of notes, I have talked about key themes or morals in the story and given examples that I thought were important to menti...