New House
- Duryodhana finds out Pandavas are still alive
- Dhritarashtra doesn't hate Pandavas as his son Duryodhana does
- Bhishma and Vidura tell Duryodhana it would be good to make peace with the Pandavas
- Karna says Bhishma and Vidura are traitors
- this confuses Dhritarashtra
- Dhrita sends Vidura to the Pandavas to bring them back to Hastinapura
- gives Pandavas part of kingdom
- Pandavas build a city, Indraprastha
- Sage Narada visits the Pandavas and warns them of potential conflicts with 5 brothers sharing 1 wife
- Arjuna walk in on Yudishthira during the year Draupadi was Yud's wife
- exiled for 12 years
- while in exile marries Ulupi, a naga princess
- and Subhadra, sister of Krishna
New King
- Yudishthira = king of Indraprashtha
- Krishna in attendance
- Duryodhana and his maternal uncle, Shakuni attend
- Duryodhana is very jealous of Indraprashtha
- Uncle advises to leave the Pandavas alone
- they possess many gifts of the gods along with weapons
- ie Gandiva bow, gift of Agni to Arjuna for helping burn Khandava forest
- Maya saved from fire...hall with illusions built
- Pandavas and Draupadi laugh at Druyo, for being fooled by the illusion...enrages Druyo
Revenge
- Shakuni suggest game of dice to exact revenge
- Vyasa visits Pandavas and warns of the bad omens that he sees
- Dhritara builds rival hall, the Crystal Palace
- Vidura sent to invite Pandavas to Crystal Palace for game of dice...
- Yudi can't refuse as a warrior...Pandavas got to Hastinapura
Gambling
- Yudi gambles away everything he has, including himself, his brothers, and his wife
- Duryo sends his brother, Duhshasana to fetch Draupadi...she says she can't come because she's on her period
- She's still dragged to the hall
- Karna orders Pandavas to take off their princely robes
- Duryo orders Duhshasana to undress Draupadi....she prays to Krishna for help
- each sari is replaced with another one
- Bhima promises to exact revenge in Duryo
- Duryo continues to harass Draupadi
- Dhritara gives Draupadi a wish:
- 1st: she asks Yudi to be set freee
- 2nd: she asks for the other 4 brothers to be set free
- 3rd: she doesn't ask for one - declines
- Dhritara gives the Pandavas' there possessions and sends them back to Indraprashtha
Round 2
- Duryo requests for the Pandavas to be invited again
- Gandhari, mom, says to Dhritara to not to invite the brothers, too late
- Yudi accepts, higher stakes
- 13 years of exile...12 years in poverty, 1 year in disguise
- Yudi loses, brothers in exile
- Vidura to take care of Kunti
- Pandavas got to Ganga
- followers requested to go back home, but they stay
- Yudi prays to Surya, given a copper bowl with an endless supply of food
- Shakuni, Duryo, and Karna want to attack Pandavas
- Vyasa urges not to
Weapons
- Krishna tells Yudi that Duryo and allies will be punished
- Draupadi can't believe Yudi would let his enemies off so easliy
- Vyasa assures Yudi that his enemies will be slain in battle, Vyasa teaches Yudi a mantra to get weapons for gods
- Yudi teaches Arjuna
- Arjuna goes to Vindhya mtns to meditate...Pashupata from Shiva
- goes to Amaravati, city of Indra..gandharva teaches Arjuna music and dance
- an apsara falls in love with Arjuna (Urvashi) but he rejects her advances
- she curses him to live as an eunuch among females, but Indra is impressed with his self-control
- tells Arjuna this curse will soon become a blessing
- Arjuna back with his brothers
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| The blessing of Krishna to Draupadi |
Bibliography. Mahabharata by R.K. Narayan, online pdf.
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