Indian Epics 2018

---I missed the Part B Reading for this week. So, I will use this assignment as my extra credit reading.--- My Top 3 Readings from Part B from the Public Domain Edition of  Mahabharata : Source 1. The House of Fire - Prince  Duryodhana  was plotting against  Prince  Vidura   -Vidura's mom was a slave -Could not rule the kingdom - Prince Yudhishthira and his brothers were in danger - Prince Duryodhana was trying to kill Yudhishthira -Vidura came up with a plan to dig a hole in the place for everyone to escape from a fire - Prince Bhima set fire to the house, killing  the guard and Purochana -The fire accidentally killed a poor woman and her children This story, so far, has been the most interesting for me. I liked how this section had action and a moral to it as well. Although the fire could have been seen as a good act, they were just being played by evil. Innocent people lost their lives, while everyone though...

My Top 3 Readings from Part A from the Public Domain Edition of  Mahabharata : 1. Vyasa and Ganesha -Vyasa is an important character and influence, author -Nobody was worth enough to write down the story -Ganesha the god would be the scribe for his story -Birth Story -  Uparichara, king of  Chedi  dropped his semen into a river -A fish became pregnant  -The children were taken in by fisherman -The boy was given to the King This is the first section of the epic, so it holds a lot of importance to set up the story. I thought that this origin story was quite interesting and complex from the start.  The first part is from  Indian Myth and Legend  by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913), and the second part is from the  Mahabharata  translated by K. M. Ganguli (1883) 2. Kunti and Her Son -King Pandu had 2 wives, " Kunti , who was chief  rani , and  Madri , whom he loved best." -Kunti and the Sun God gave birth to ...