Reading Notes: Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time Part B.

The book that I choose to write my notes is on Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time.  From Reading B I chose to take notes on chapter 1.10: Draupadi’s Svayamvar. This was one of my favorite chapters because of the tournament that happens in this chapter was interesting because I am a really big fan of tournament any kind of. This chapter was about Draupadi marriage and to pick the husband for Draupadi they held the tournament to pick her husband and if you want to become her husband you have to hit the eye of the fish in the air by looking at the reflection of the fish in the water. My favorite part where Arjuna and that was my favorite part of this whole chapter he did what nobody could do at the tournament but there was Karna he would have also won the tournament but Draupadi didn’t want him as her husband so he was banned from participating in the Svayamvar. That the only thing I didn’t like about this chapter. He also had the skills to compete but Draupadi didn’t let him because of his low status and Draupadi was looking down on him because of that.

My second favorite part of this that the Pandavas came to Draupadi Svayamvar in disguise so they when they go to war they have one powerful support to fight the Mahabharata war against Kauravas and defeat them. From this chapter one of my best lines was when they were describing the Pandavas who were disguised as Brahmins and one of the Brahmins said. “Just look more closely at this boy. His arms and thighs resemble the trunks of mighty elephants. His shoulders are broad and he appears as powerful as a maddened lion. He may well succeed. Surely he would not have gone forward if he lacked energy and power.” But they still couldn’t tell them apart.

This book was written by Krishna Dharma, The title of the book is Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time Part B, and here is the Link to chapter 1.10

Here is the picture of five Pandavas. Source