Thursday, May 6, 2021

Week 15 - Extra Credit Reading

 

                                                                      (Mahabharata)


Notes

He sees Vyasa, an ascetic meditating. Vyasa has composed a poem, and he needs a scribe.
Ganesha arrives and agrees to be Vyasa's scribe. Vyasa tells the story of the birth of Satyavati and why she smelled like a fish. She makes love with a wandering sage; he removes the fish smell. Vyasa is their son.
Amba tells Bhishma that she is secretly betrothed to King Salva. He releases her to join him. King Salva rejects Amba, even though she insists Bhishma has not touched her.
Pandu becomes king.
Dhritarashtra marries Gandhari. When she finds out he is blind, so she veils her eyes.
 Pandu takes her in his arms and dies.
Madri and Kunti argue about who will join him on the funeral pyre. Madri tells Kunti to be a mother to her children.


Bibliography

Peter Brook's Mahabharata 1. The Beginnings. http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2014/09/peter-brooks-mahabharata-1-beginnings.html

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Week 15 - Extra Credit Reading

                                                                                         ( Mahabharata ) Notes -  He sees Vyasa, an ascetic ...