How can she trust her husbands?
I continued reading The Mahabharata by R.K. Narayan pages 83
to 132. In these pages I was able to make many notes about different stories
that could be created, but I will try to limit it down to my two favorites.
However, I want to mention that when the Pandavas brothers go into hiding in
King Virata court each of them chooses a specific profession to be and hide out
in for the last year of their banishment. I am sure different stories could be
created for each brother explaining what they did during this year and how they
managed to survive as servants in a court instead of Kings. Also, I have one
question about the bothers banishment, Arjuna reveals himself to the prince and
to his uncle, cousins and teacher before the time limit is up. Doesn't that mean
that the brothers were meant to be banished for another 12 years? I reread the
part in the book multiple times but could not find an explanation for why the
brothers were not supposed to be banished for another 12 years. If anyone can
point out what I missed please comment and let me know, it is bugging me. Now
to the stories I would like to create for this reading. The first possible
story that could be created would be between Yudhishthira when he encounters
his father. Yudhishthira does not realize that he has encountered his father at
the holy pond and the yaksha is his father Yama in disguise. He just answers
all of the questions so that have a drink of water and hopefully save his
brothers. I thought that this moment lacked some important father-son bonding
experience. Instead of Yama just bestowing a boon to the brothers I think he
should talk with Yudhishthira and let me know that he has been watching him as
he as grown up. The next story I could create would be about Draupadi not fully
trusting in her husbands to protect while they are in King Virata court. First
the brothers are warned to keep a close eye of Draupadi and keep her hidden and
safe foretelling that something would happen to her but the brothers did
nothing to prevent or help her when it occurred. In all fairness the Pandavas
brothers did not do anything to protect her when Duryodhana was cruel to her in
the dice game before. I do not think it is right for her to have such faith in
her husbands who keep disappointing her and not protecting her. I want to
recreate the story where she takes her safety into her own hands, not hoping
that one of her husbands will help her out.
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