Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part B

The Pandavas learn that the house is to be set on fire in order to kill them. To avoid being killed they set the fire themselves and escape the house via a tunnel. Now everyone will think they are dead and they can go into hiding. Although this is a sound plan, would it not be better to go to the king and explain the misunderstanding and the deception Duryodhana played on him. Then while in hiding Bhima kills a Rakshasa then marries its sister. This I find weird and might change up if I wrote a story over it. Why would you marry and have children with your sister's murderer? The Pandavas then disguised themselves as Brahmin, which brought suspicion when Bhima defeated a Rakshasa. The Draupadi gets five husbands due to the rules of the contest. Then the Pandavas are granted part of the kingdom. They all then attend a ceremony, where Duryodhana causes yet another conflict even when warned not to. Duryodhana then challenges Yudhishthira to a game of dice, which he ends up winning all the brothers and Draupadi. He then humiliates Draupadi by undressing her in front of everyone in his hall. Then his father grants her wishes, due to his absurd behavior, and she sets the Pandavas free with all their belongings. Yudhishthira gets invited to gamble again, and loses, forcing him into 13 years of exile. Arjuna then gets a lot of powerful weapons to help him and the other Pandavas.
Arjuna with his Many Weapons
Bibliography: Mahabharata various authors

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