Extra Credit Reading Notes PDE Mahabharata Part A

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Characters:
Vyasa
Bhishma
Vichitravirya
Benares
Amba
Shiva
Pandu
Vidura
Madri
Kunti
Duryodhana



Plot:
- Bhisma gives his half brother the throne
- Decides he needs to find a suitable wife for him
- Bhisma steals the three daughters of Benares for his brother
- Amba is denied by the king and is sent away from the city
- Amba becomes angry with Bhishma for putting her in the situation and desires for his destruction
- Shiva tells Amba she will destroy Bhishma after taking on a new body
- Pandu takes the throne after no heir is born unto Vichitravirya
- Pandu is cursed by a brahmin and told he would die in the arms of a wife
- Pandu is fearful and goes to live in solitary
- Pandu passes away as he was told and his wife Madri is burned with him
- Duryodhana is jealous of the power Bhima possesses


The Pandava Brothers 
http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-kauravas.html



Bibliography: Amba by Sister Nivedita
http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/pde-mahabharata-ambas-story.html

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