Reading Diary A: Week 10

Key Points-

• Camp is made near the Pandavas
• Duryodhana is captured by the gandharva's then freed by the Pandavas (Plan=Failure)
• The bothers help a brahmin find a giant deer who stole his staff
• First 4 brothers drink water from the lake without answering the questions and die
• Yudhishthira is last to drink but answers questions
• Was a test by their father Yama and the other 4 brothers return to life
• 13th year of exile (year in disguise)
• Court of King Virata
• Draupadi is raped and Bhima kills the general who did it 
• Cattle raid is attempted, Susharman is captured
• Arjuna goes into battle as a charioteer for Virata's son but ends up fighting 
• The king finds their true identity but is not mad, gives his daughter to marry Uttara (Arjuna's son)
• A war is to occur between the Pandavas and Duryodhana
• Krishna fights with the Pandavas while his 1 million soldiers fight with Duryodhana 
• The Pandavas attempt to avoid war (5 villages requested, 1 for each brother)
• Dhritarashtra wants to switch sides but is drawn to Duryodhana when he is around, told this war will be his downfall