Reading Diary A: PDE Mahabharata

• Prince Duryodhana planned to burn down a palace where the Pandavas and Kunti were staying. The palace was all wood and covered in oil. 
• Vidura 
• King Pandu and King Dhritarashtra brother
• Wisest of the brothers, his mother was slave so he had no power
• Vidura notices the signs of the plot and orders a tunnel to be dug to save his family. While they escape, a peasant family there begging for food dies and everyone thinks they it is the royal family. Dhritarashtra and Duryodhana think their plan has succeeded. 
• In the woods the Pandavas come across some rakshasas. The sister tries to save them, but Bhima is noble and wont leave his family's side. He fights the bad rakshasa, even drags him into the forest so he wont wake up his family. 
• Bhima and the sister of the bad rakshasa actually falls in love with Bhima and they live a happy life together
• Give birth to a son-Ghatotkacha
• The Pandavas and Kunti find refuge in a town that is ruled by Baka, who eats people in return for protecting the city. Kunti hails Bhima and he comes and kills Baka.
• Drapuda, friend who betrayed Drona (guru who trained Pandavas)
• His payment for training them was avenging Drapuda
• Nalayani, daughter of Drapuda, was married to all 5 Pandavas 
• This was the result of Karma for her actions in her previous life
• Arjuna breaks a deal of the marriage of the Panadavas to Draupadi. While his brother tells him to let it slide, he remains truthful to his oath and exiles for 12 years. During his ecile he meets Ulupi, daughter of the nagas King, the same character who gave Bhima his powers. Here he gains the power to become invisible in water and has a son, Iravat. He then uses this power to rescue 5 water nymphs who were cursed to take the form of alligators 
• good Karma 
• The Pandavas burn a forest and it return a god Maya builds them a palace unmatched by anything on earth. As they become more powerful, Duryodhana becomes even more bitter. 
• Yudhishthira loses all of the riches and lands of the Pandavas, including their wife Draupdi, who becomes a slave
• This results in a ferocious proclamation of revenge by Bhima. 
• The Pandavas are exiled after losing another gambling match

Vysa tell Drapuda about Draupadi's past life: PDE Mahabharata