Week 13 Mahabharata: Part D Epified Mahabharata Videos

After seeing the storylines in Part D of the Epified Mahabharata videos, I was really excited to see one of my favorite and most intriguing plot within the epic was being illustrated: the gambling match. I remember reading this story in the Mahabharata and was throughout confused as to why the gambling match was considered to be so important. To me it is almost unbelievable that Yudhishthir would be willing to bet all of his belongings and even his wife to the Kauravas. Additionally, why would declining to participate in a gambling match mean so much to the Pandavas? I do not really understand why so much honor is placed on a gambling match, which is ultimately based on luck then really skill like fighting. It seems as if the Pandavas were always destined to have the lower hand in whatever they did against the Kauravas, but I guess since they win in the end, it really does not matter. I also wonder how Shakuni was able to deceive the game. Did he count cards or were his dice cheated? Ultimately it is not surprising that the Kauravas would cheat their way to victory. Though you have to feel for them when later the Pandavas were eventually given everything back. I look forward to seeing that story in Part E of the videos.

Source: Epified: Mahabharata videos, Part D

The Pandavas and Kauravas gambling

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