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Politics and Marriage
- I really liked the scene between Krishna, Jarasandha, and Duryodhana. As someone who studies history a lot and follows modern politics closely, I enjoy that we can see what a great strategian Jarasandha can be. His subtley in making a big power play makes him very dangerous.
The Final Duel
- I like that Bheema doesn't forget the vow that was made after Draupadi was attacked. While i am still really weirded out by Draupadi being married to ALL of the Pandava brothers I like that at least some of them do seem to actually love her and care about her wellbeing.
- I think it is interesting that the author notes how sad it is that there are so few witnesses to watch the fight. One thing I have noticed about most ancient ( and modern) cultures is the preminum placed on having witnesses to physical abilities or fighting abilities.
Gandhari's Curse
- The moral question the hunter, Jara, poses is a really interesting one. I think the core question he is asking is whether or not it is okay to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. I also thought Krishna raised a good point about a heroic death being much less of a punishment than living with your own guilt.
Bhama, The Brave
- It totally makes sense that a drunken fight about how committed the most heinous crimes during the war would be what set off the fall of the Yandavas. I think the fight between the men about who was most and least guilty during the war and whether the gods would pardon any of them gave a little more depth to this book than the other legends I have read.
Krishna, The Psychologist
- Not relevant to story writing or reading at all, but I loved that the author was like "these three losers" when talking about the guys moping around because they didn't get the girl .
Bibliography
Indira Parthasarathy, Krishna Krishna, Reading Part C
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