Week 13 Mahabharata: Part E Epified Mahabharata Videos

Part E of the Epified Mahabharata videos followed upon the gambling match that I was so looking forward to watching in Part D. I do feel bad for Draupadi was given away as if she was nothing. It is unfortunate and wrong that in previous times as well in other cultures how women were often more considered as property rather than humans. Also the fact that Pandavas were exiled over a gambling match is still so puzzling to me, but I will leave my confusion over the gambling match on that point. Part E also finally brought forth the ending of the Mahabharata. I forgot how Arjun had to procure the celestial weapons of Shiva in order to defeat the Kauravas. Now we all know how great of a bowman Arjun was already, so when you give him Shiva's bow, you kind of know already that Kauravas had no chance. Another aspect of the story that I am not sure was in the Mahabharata was how Indra taught Arjun how to use the lightning bolt. This reminds me of Greek mythology and Zeus, specifically the Percy Jackson series where the Zeus demigod's were able to use their father's powers when needed. Overall, I really enjoyed watching the Epified videos and the beautiful illustrations. They were much easier to understand than the book and allowed me to really imagine what was going on. I think it is the perfect companion to reading the Mahabharata.

Source: Epified: Mahabharata videos, Part E

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Arjun receiving the weapon from Shiva

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