Indian Epics

Duryodhana plans to take Krishna captive but this backfires because Krishna transforms into his divine form. Karna tells Kunit that he will only attack Arjuna A battle takes place. Krishna shows Arjuna a sermon called the Song of the Lord to prepare him for battle. Arjuna fatally wounds Bhishma and Karna takes his place. Arjuna's son is killed in the battle.  Drona is killed. Duryodhana is killed by Bhima and Krishna says its Karma. Yudhishthira becomes king.  Everyone dies and Arjuna's grandson is king continuing the Pandavas legacy. Image source : Bhima and Duryodhana Bibliography:   The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic , R.K. Naraya

Duryodhana makes a plan to humiliate the Pandavas. The plan fails as he is captured by the gandharvas and the Pandavas have to save him. The Pandavas come across a lake and they drink from it and they die because they refuse to answer questions. Yudhishthira answers the test from his father Yama and his brothers are resurrected. They are awarded unrecognizability during their 13th year exile. They spend this 13th year in King Virata's court. Draupadi is raped by the queens brother. Bhima squeezes him to death.  Duryodhana gets suspicious when he hears what happens. His ally Susharman proposes a cattle raid. Prince Uttara learns about it and the Pandava's reveal their identity to him.  Uttara (king Vitra's daughter) and Abhimanyu (Arjunas son) are married. They start preparing for war with Duryodhana. Image source : Bhima and Kichaka Bibliography:   The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic , R.K. Narayan