Reading Notes: The Mahabharata (A)

• I am confused how Vyasa and Janamejaya were alive at the same time when Janamejaya was the 7th generation of Vyasa? 

• How did Uparichara know the “fish children” were his??

• It’d be an interesting twist to do a version of Mahabharata were king UParichara keeps the girl instead of the boy.

• I wonder what would have happened if Ganga didn’t drown all of those celestial beings as babies? Would they have lived long lives with their powers? Or without? If they were living as humans without their powers who would have taken over their celestial duties?

                                                                       

(Bhishma making the terrible vow for his father to have the one he loved)

• I’d like to see a video of Bhishma abducting the three princesses, it sounds like a good line for an action movie! 

• I don’t understand why Amba wanted to kill Bhishma when he was nice to her. If I was her I would’ve wanted to get revenge on the king that turned her away after all she went through to get to him.

• I wonder what would have happened if someone other than Radha had found Karna?

• There should be some kind of sign to show people when an animal isn’t a real animal but a person in animal shape. That could’ve saved Pandu and Dasharatha’s lives. I hate how before these people die they have time to put curses on people.

• The story of Pandu's wives arguing about who should burn themselves alive to follow him in death would be a good topic for a story this week.

• Bhima's story with the nagas would be a good take on good outcomes from bad things.

                                                                       

(Pandu's fate)

Bibliography: PDEMahabharata