Mahabharata Reading Notes Part B
The Burning of the Forest - Krishna visited the Pandavas at a picnic on the banks of Yamuna -While there was liquor served, Draupadi and Subhadra gave away tons of valuable items to their female companions - While they were sitting down, a Brahmin approached them wanting food - Since Brahmin was the God of fire, he didn't just want any type of food, he wanted the whole forest - They gathered weapons in case a battle started - After the battle, Indra was defeated The Gambling Match - Duryohdhana became spiteful when he saw others being praised for the trump of the Pandavas - He wanted to set up a gambling match to prove that he was also worthy of the praise - The Pandavas agreed to play the gambling match, even though they did not know how to play - Duryodhana wanted all the practice he could get so he started playing with his uncle - The gambling match started and Duryodhana wanted to play with his uncle because he had gambling experience - Duryodhana and ...