Part D of the Epified Mahabharata Videos illustrated one of my favorite parts of the epic, when Arjun won Draupadi. It is amazing to me how marriages were based on these challenges, such as the one we saw when reading Ramayana and how Rama won Sita. Another detail of the video that I enjoyed was remembering that Arjun was a Brahmin and not a Kshatriya. To me Arjun is one of the most fierce and brave warriors in the Mahabharata, so I have to remember his origins as a Brahmin and not the warrior class. This role he had came back to bite him when he helped the Brahmin whose cattle was stolen. Again, it is difficult to wrap my mind around a wife being the wife of all those brothers, but I also understand it is necessary for the plot line. If not, Arjuna would have never been exiled. It was unfortunate to see Arjun get punished for trying to do something helpful by finding the thieves, however, something that I have seen in Indian epics is that if a curse or boon is broken, then it is binding no matter what. No matter what the circumstances are it seems that the characters place these curses and promises as the most important thing to follow. Perhaps it has to do with their character or was an aspect being considered a man who follows through with their promises. Overall Part D was again a great telling of the Mahabharata and I enjoyed the detailed illustrations.
Source: Epified: Mahabharata videos, Part C
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