Mahabharata Episode 9 - Son of the Sun
Kunti's secret is revealed
She receives a mantra and summons the sun god
When he leaves, she is left with a child
She places the son in a basket, and puts him in a river
Mahabharata Episode 10 - Pandu's Curse
Pandu and his wives go to the woods
Pandu accidentally shoots hermit couple
Now when Pandu becomes intimate with a woman, he will die
They all stay in the forest
Kunti tells Pandu about her gift
Mahabharata Episode 11 - Sons of Pandu
Kunti calls upon the gods to bear their sons and the Pandavas are born!
Pandu's curse eventually gets the best of him and he dies
Mahabharata Episode 12 - One Hundred Sons
Gandhardi has a horrible pregnancy and births a lump of flesh
She was supposed to birth 100 sons and is very upset
They break the lump into 100 pieces and put them in vats
The children appear to be demonic
Kunti returns with the Pandavas
Mahabharata Episode 13 - Hate and Hurt
There is a feud between the children.
Duryodhan pushed Bheem into the lake
I hate the theme of feuding family! I wish they would all get along. I think it would be fun to write a story like this.
Mahabharata Episode 14 - The Magic Potion
Snakes attack Bheem in the water and Bheem fights them off
Vasuki's magic potion gives him strength
Time for Bheem to grow up
Mahabharata Episode 15 - Drona
Bheem returns and D is very confused
Drona retrieves the princes' ball from the well. This is a fun scene that could be made into a new story!
Drona becomes the boys' teacher
Mahabharata Episode 16 - Drona Trains the Pandavas
Drona discovers everyone's individual strengths. Finding everyone's special skills is such an important moment. I would like to write a story that followed this theme, maybe with a more modern setting.
Mahabharata Episode 17 - Ekalavya's Story
The Pandavas look for the archer who shot the arrows skillfully in the dog's mouth
He is a mere hunter
Arjuna is very jealous
The boys discover that Drona had been his teacher as well, but Drona has no remembrance of this
Ekalavya had crafted an image of Drona and used this as his guide
Drona asks E to cut off his thumb
These illustrations really helped me to better understand these stories! In this particular section, I realized that there were some details that I missed and characters that I was confused about. I am loving this series and gaining a better understanding of The Mahabharata.
(The Pandavas with their mother. Source: Wikipedia)
Author: Epified TV (India)
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