Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part C

Image Source: Pandavas Brothers
So I'm not sure if this is supposed to be the Pandavas Brothers or not. However, this is what I got when I googled "Pandavas Brothers". I also saw something akin to this in several of the stories for this section so it leads me to believe that it is in fact some weird rendition of them. I haven't seen any Indian art work like this, but it's interesting. Kind of creepy and steampunk-ish...


I used the public domain version again. I like that someone else is reading it. I can't pronounce all the words right so it's nice to have someone who knows what they are doing read them.

There were two stories out of this one that I found I could rewrite later on. There are as follows:


Riddles at the Lake
The 5 Panduvas brothers hunted a deer. Because of the hunt, they were thirsty. They found a lake, but before they drank, a voice told them to answer the riddles before they drank or they would die. Four out of the five brothers disregarded this warning and fell dead. The fifth brother, Yudhishthira, answered all the questions patiently. The voice that was asking the questions turned out to be the god of wisdom and also his father. He granted Yudhishthira two wishes. The first he wished that his brothers were brought back to life. The second he wished that none of them were recognized by people in the forest for a year.

This could be a fun thing to do as an adaption to Aladdin. The voice could be the genie and the four brothers that passed could be ones that did not heed the warnings of the genie.


http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-riddles-at-lake.html
Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie

Kichaka
This story tells of the Prince Kichaka. He was the brother of the queen of the lands that the Panduvas and their bride took refuge in. The Panduvas were unrecognizable and so was Draupadi. Kichaka went to his sister’s chambers one day and saw the beautiful Draupadi and wanted her. The sister obliged and told Draupadi to go to him. He tried to take her as his own. When she ran off he chased her down. The king of the town feared Kichaka and told the woman she was the foolish one for not giving into his pleasures. She ran and told Bhima what had happened. Bhima was furious and told her to lure Kichaka to a place and he would kill him. The next night, Bhima killed Kichaka. Draupadi watched from the shadows and praised Bhima when the deed was done.

I just pictured in my mind a scene from Game of Thrones for this. It’s evil and wrong and sounds just like something they would do!

http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-bhima-and-kichaka.html
The Indian Heroes by C. A. Kincaid

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