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Nivedita Mahabharata Part B Reading Notes

Nivedita Mahabharata B

9. King Drupada still wants a son to get his revenge so he decides to pray. Shiva promises to grant him his wish, but the son he wants will first be a daughter. He has a daughter and they raise her as a guy. They even betroth her to a princess of another kingdom, this causes problems when it is revealed that she is a girl. She runs to the forest and meets a forest-spirit who helps her. They trade genders and she is now a man. She helps her father, but the god of wealth informs the forest spirit that the change was permanent. Bhishma learns that she is the reincarnation of Amba.

10.  Amba is the oldest of the princesses that Bhishma kidnapped. She had secretly sworn to marry the King of the Shalwas. She tells Bhishma about her previous arrangement. He sets her free to go marry the King of the Shalwas.  She goes to the King of the Shalwas. He treats her terribly as he was embarrassed by the kidnapping event when he lost to Bhishma in battle.  She leaves him to become exceptionally pious. She is so Pious that she attracts the attention of Shiva, who decides to offer her a boon. Amba wants Bhishma dead she is angry and believes that Bhishma had ruined her chance for a happy life. Shiva says that she will reincarnate Amba as a man so that she can kill Bhishma in future life. Amba burns herself alive to be reborn.

11. While the Pandava are in exile the King gathers an army to fight them, Bhishma commands the king's army. Draupadi's brother commands the Pandava army. Bhishma dies on the tenth day of the battle. Drona takes over but is deceived when the Pandava trick him into thinking his son died on the battlefield. Karna takes control now, but after 18 days the King's army falls. 

12. Shikhandin, the daughter now son, is in this battle. Bhishma refuses to fight them though, he says he will not fight someone born a girl. On the tenth day, Shikhandin and Arjuna ride out to fight Bhishma. Bhishma recognizes Shikhandin and refuses to fight them, Arjuna and Shikhandin still attack though and Bhishma falls. 

13. Karna is the son of the sun god, his mother is Kunti. Kunti is also the mother of the Pandava, she gave Karna up at birth and he was adopted by a charioteer. He is loyal to the king, so he can't join the Pandava. At birth, he had divine protection. He was born with earrings and armor that protected him. He traded these to Indra for a deadly dart that can be used only once. After Drona dies he becomes the general of the King's Army. Arjuna kills Karna's son. Karna attacks Arjuna but the gods sink his chariot wheel in mud, throwing his aim off. He is killed by Arjuna.


Nivedita Mahabharata

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