Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part C

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Arjuna and Indra by Donald A. Mackenzie
Indra is Arjuna's father. Urvashi was smitten with Arjuna, but Arjuna did not feel the same way. Therefore Urvashi put a curse on saying "thou wilt for a season live unregarded among women as a dancer and musician". However, Indra told Arjuna not to worry for it will work in his favor.

 Karna and Indra by Sister Nivedita
Arjuna and Karna were destined to slay the other. Karna had celestial armor and earrings to protect him. These were tokens of invincibility. Indra appeared to Karna in the form of a brahmin so that he could remove these tokens of invincibility. However, Karna knew it was Indra. Karna struck a deal with Indra. Karna would give Indra his tokens of invincibility if Indra gives him an invincible dart. I like this story and may retell the story. 
(Picture of Indra and Karna Wiki)
Jayadratha and Draupadi by Donald A. Mackenzie
Some men really like kidnapping married women. In Ramayana, Ravana kidnaps Sita. Sita is married to Rama. In Mahabharata, Jayadratha kidnaps Draupadi. Draupadi has multiple husbands but coincidentally all of them have gone hunting. Jayadratha falls in love with Draupadi and kidnaps her in his chariot. Bhima found Jayadratha cut his hair and made him become a slave for punishment of kidnapping Draupadi. I think the contrasting outcomes of these two kidnappings are interesting. I may change the ending of the story and provide more details of the kidnapping/ 

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