Epics of India - Vinay Kalvacherla

Draupadi's Strength Draupadi watched, dejected and disappointed. Yudhistira had gambled away everything  - all the Pandavas' wealth, their land, their horses, and even themselves. How stupid could he be? Could he not tell that Duryodhana's dice were magically altered so that he would win every time? All these Pandavas were supposed to be sons of the gods, yet they seemed to lack the brain of humans.  On top of that, he would not stop betting. He had lost everything at this point, but he was again preparing the dice. What would he gamble this time?  "I refuse to stop until I win. This time, I gamble our wife, Draupadi," exclaimed Yudhistira.  Emotions flooded Draupadi. An amalgamation of sadness, anger, and disgust. How could this man who loved her so much be crass enough to gamble her ? Nay, how dare  he gamble her, a woman whose origins were from a holy swayamvara ?  Of course, Yudhistira lost. That fool.  "Aha, this comely dame...

The Pandavas manage to escape the plot of Duryodhana thanks to Prince Vidura, who is the half-brother of Pandu and Dhritarashtra  He tells it in "riddle" format to Yudhistira  They dig a passage out into the forest and manage to escape the burning  Pandavas living out in the wilderness with Kunti again  Bhima defeats Hidimba, marries the rakshasa's sister Had a son named Ghatotkacha Pandavas live in disguise as a Brahmin family in village of Ekachakra Bhima kills Bakasura  The Pandavas and Kunti went to see the birth of Draupadi from a sacrificial fire; they all want to marry her  She also has a brother who is supposed to destroy Drona's people Arjuna wins Draupadi (who prevents Karna from marrying her by saying he was of lower origins)  Because Kunti says everything should be shared among the brothers, she is married to all five brothers  The Pandavas built Indraprastha  Arjuna broke the contract between the five b...

The scribe of the Mahabhartha is supposedly Ganesha - although the author is Vyasa  Sage Vyasa is the son of Satyavati - a fishy-smelling girl who was seduced by the sage Parashara...then she gave birth to Vyasa King Shantanu (descendent of King Hastin and King Kuru) wed Goddess Ganga (who threw 8 of her sons into the Ganges) and gave birth to Devavrata (Bhishma)  Shantanu is then attracted to Satyavati (who becomes a virgin again by power of Parashara...) but cannot marry her because her father wants her son to become King Bhishma steps in and says he will give up the throne so that her sons can become heirs... Ambika closed her eyes as Vyasa begot her kids - so Dhirtarashtra was born blind Ambalika turned pale - so Pandu was born pale  Pandu became King because Dhritarashtra was blind and the other son was of humble origins  He was a mighty king; his wives were Kunti and Madhuri Kunti is technically the aunt of Krishna (her brother Vasudeva was Krishn...