Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Reading Notes: Narayan's Mahabharata Part C

Bibliography: R.K. Narayan, The Mahabharata, Reading Guide C


  • I found it interesting that Krishna made the preparations for war while attending a wedding! It does not seem like the right place or time.  It would be almost funny to write this passage from the eyes of the bride.  Having just been a bridesmaid in a wedding, I know how the bride gets leading up to her wedding day, no matter how well tempered their character may be.  I might write a story on how frustrated the bride is that Krishna is stealing the show by preparing for war.  

( Indian wedding scene.  Not Shown: Krishna stealing all the attention.  Found on Wikipedia.)

  • Wow! The story about Yama's test and killing 4 of the 5 brothers only to bring them back to life... That shocked me.  There is so much that could be done with this story.  What if the brothers stayed dead and only Yudhishthira is left to fight the future battles?  What if instead of blessing the 4 brothers with being unrecognizable he cursed them to always be thirsty?  I'm excited to play around with different ideas for this part of the story.



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