Week 6 Reading B: Narayan's Mahabharata

the game of dice

The Pandavas at Indraprastha: Duryodhana is bothered to discover the Pandavas are as yet alive, despite the fact that his dad, Dhritarashtra, can't force himself to detest the Pandavas as his child does. Bhishma and Vidura urge Dhritarashtra to try for some degree of reconciliation. Karna reviles the two of them as tricksters and urges war. Dhritarashtra is confounded by all the clashing exhortation. He sends Vidura to the Pandavas with a challenge to return to Hastinapura. Dhritarashtra gives the Pandavas a piece of his realm. There the Pandavas construct a sublime city called Indraprastha. The sage Narada visits the Pandavas at Indraprastha and cautions them to be cautious about potential clashes that may emerge from sharing Draupadi as their significant other. Since Arjuna encroached upon Yudhishthira and Draupadi during the year that Draupadi was Yudhishthira's significant other, he goes into oust for a very long time. During this time, he weds Ulupi, a Naga Princess, and he additionally weds Subhadra, the sister of Krishna. 

The Coronation of Yudhishthira: Yudhishthira is delegated as a ruler at Indraprastha. Krishna goes to as a visitor, thus does Duryodhana, along with his maternal uncle, Shakuni. Duryodhana is profoundly desirous of Indraprastha. Shakuni desires Duryodhana to let the Pandavas be since they have extraordinary force and weapons, for example, the Gandiva bow which was the endowment of the shoot god Agni to Arjuna as an award for assist him with consuming the Khandava woods. Maya was saved from the fire, and he fabricated the gathering lobby of the Pandavas at Indraprastha. This corridor has numerous optical dreams, and the Pandavas chuckle at Duryodhana when he is tricked by the hallucinations. Draupadi additionally chuckles at Duryodhana, which irritates him. 

Shakuni and Duryodhana: Shakuni proposes to Duryodhana that they can get their vengeance on the Pandavas in a round of dice. Shakuni is a specialist player, and Yudhishthira has no ability for the game. Vyasa stays with the Pandavas and cautions them of the awful signs that he sees. Dhritarashtra, in the interim, consents to construct an extraordinary get together lobby, the Precious stone Royal residence, to equal the corridor of the Pandavas. Vidura comes to welcome the Pandavas to the Gem Castle for a round of dice. As a kshatriya, Yudhishthira can't decline this test, so he and the Pandavas go to Hastinapura.

The first game of dice: Shakuni will play in the dice game in Duryodhana's place. In a furor, Yudhishthira loses all that he claims. Vidura desires Dhritarashtra to end the dice game, yet the game proceeds. Yudhishthira at that point bets away his siblings, and afterward himself. At that point he bets away Draupadi. Duryodhana sends his sibling Duhshasana to bring Draupadi. Draupadi needs to know how it is feasible for Yudhishthira to bet her away on the off chance that he had just marked himself and lost. Besides, she has her feminine period and doesn't have any desire to show up openly. Duhshasana hauls her by her hair into the get together corridor, and Draupadi dissents uproariously. Karna orders the Pandavas to take off their regal robes, and Duryodhana at that point orders Draupadi to uncover. In franticness, Draupadi closes her eyes and approaches Krishna for help. As Draupadi's sari is pulled off, another sari replaces it. Bhima swears he will seek retribution on Duryodhana. Then, Duryodhana keeps on provoking Draupadi. Dhritarashtra gives Draupadi a wish, and she asks that Yudhishthira be liberated. Dhritarashtra gives her another desire, and she liberates her other four spouses. At the point when he gives her a third desire, Draupadi decays. Dhritarashtra at that point offers back all the Pandavas' assets and sends them back to Indraprastha in harmony. 

The second game: Duryodhana, Shakuni and Karna give after the Pandavas' flight. Duryodhana is irate and urges his dad to welcome them back briefly coordinate. Duryodhana's mom, Gandhari, inclinations Dhritarashtra to dismiss Duryodhana's proposition. In any case, the greeting is made, and Yudhishthira again acknowledges. The stake is thirteen years of outcast: twelve years in destitution, trailed by one year in mask. Yudhishthira loses, and the Pandavas go into oust. Vidura offers to deal with Kunti while her children are away. The Pandavas go to the Ganga waterway. Yudhishthira desires individuals following them to return home, yet some demand remaining. Yudhishthira petitions Surya, the Sun God, who gives Yudhishthira a copper bowl with an interminable inventory of food. This permits Yudhishthira to take care of individuals who are with him. The Pandavas go to live with recluses in the wild. Shakuni, Duryodhana and Karna ask an assault on the Pandavas, however Vyasa urges harmony all things considered. 

Weapons for the future: Then, Krishna comes to see Yudhishthira and guarantees that Duryodhana and his partners will be rebuffed. Draupadi reprimands Yudhishthira for being so able to excuse their foes, while Yudhishthira desires Draupadi to show restraint. As they estimate about the future, Vyasa guarantees Yudhishthira that every one of his adversaries will be killed in fight, and he shows Yudhishthira an incredible mantra that makes it conceivable to get weapons from the divine beings. Yudhishthira shows this mantra to Arjuna, who utilizes it to get weapons from Indra, Varuna, and different divine beings. At the point when Arjuna goes to the Vindhya mountains to contemplate, he gets the weapon Pashupata from the god Shiva. Arjuna likewise visits Amaravati, the radiant city of Indra. A gandharva shows Arjuna music and dance, and an apsara named Urvashi becomes hopelessly enamored with Arjuna, however he dismisses her advances. Urvashi curses Arjuna to live among ladies as an eunuch. Indra, nonetheless, is intrigued with Arjuna's poise and reveals to him that this revile will end up being a gift later on. Arjuna rejoins the Pandavas following five years, and they are charmed to learn of the weapons that he has procured.

Bibliography: The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic, R. K. Narayan, Story