Brad's Indian Epics Blog

Location of Gandhāra the place of Duryodhana's Palace, Wikicommons Shakuni the Sinful Shakuni is a well known dice player, as he was able to beat Yudhishthira for everything he owned and more. Shakuni appears to be just as mad when he bets thirteen years in exile, twelve years of poverty, and one year and disguise. Most would consider that even the potential risk of serving twenty six years away from a normal life in exile, poverty, and disguise would raise enough red flags for any sane person to stop. Shakuni was different as he had lived a very interesting life. Shakuni was the uncle of Duryodhana the eldest son of the blind king. Duryodhana despite being a possible heir for the throne he was disqualified upon the return of the Pandavas. Rightfully the return of the Pandavas angered Duryodhana and his relative Shakuni. This is where the game of dice begins to percolate. As is know the game is held at the palace of Duryodhana and Shakuni wins it all. Shakuni is able ...

Alandur draupadi amman, Wikicommons Mahabarata: The birth from the flying car and the falling semen that was eaten by a fish to give birth was interesting  Ganga incarnation kills the babies and this is odd The babies are sacrificed because the cows were stolen The king is unable to protest, but the eighth baby he does This eighth baby is returned as a grown up The second wedding he renounces children and then has two The sons grow up and one becomes king but dies The next rules the other brother The swayamvara has three brides stolen, this is interesting The abnormally white baby is treated different  Rest of the babies are normal and loved Satyavati's fish smell was transforme into perfume The acts of Gandhari of covering her eyes to match her husband's blindness Pandu's punishment of killing a deer having sex is that he will die having sex Pandu dies while having sex with Madri and Madri commits suicide, Kunti must raise 5 kids There is a secret pa...