Bibliography: Narayan's Mahabharata
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Reading Notes: The Mahabharata Part D
It was a bit sad how the epic ended up. Many died and Yudhistira, though he became king, was distraught over the fact that he killed so many people. He even wanted to exile himself for doing so. Krishna finally was able to talk Yudhistira into taking on the kingdom, though convincing him had been no easy task. Yudhistira appointed everyone to their duties, Bhima to be the yuvaraja, Bidura as his counsellor, Sanjay to the finances of the state, Bakula to be in charge of the register of the armed forces, Arjuna to defend the country, Dhaumya to be the Chief Royal Priest and Sahadeva to be his personal companion. This is a great example of something I struggle with in this epic, there are SO MANY characters! Truly it was a challenge to keep them all straight. Overall I would have to say I did enjoy the Ramayana better but both were truly interesting and gave me much more insight on India culture! (Also I have really enjoyed all the colorful pictures that go along with the pics! They're always so vibrant!)
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I completely agree with you! It is so difficult to keep track of all the characters. I found myself just focusing on the ones that stood out to me, especially when choosing characters to feature in stories. I also enjoy all the beautiful pictures of scenes from the Mahabharata. If you read the PDE version there were always pics at the end of the section, so hopefully the other version has some pops of color too. Although the ending is very sad, the part where all the fallen soldier ghosts come back to reunite with their families made it a little more bearable.
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