- Karna had enchanted armor and earrings (had them for forever)
- His mother told him that his father had found him in a basket in a river and he had those armor and earrings since he was little and grew with him
- Had war in his heart
- Drona wouldn't teach Karna because he wasn't a Kshatriya
- Karna went to an avatar of Vishna, Parshuram, to beg him to teach him
- Still asked if he was a Kshatriya, but it was because he would teach anyone except a Kshatriya
- Taught him everything about war
- Karna became a wonderful archer
- Parshuram was taking a nap on Karna's thigh when a scorpion stung Karna's other leg. Karna remained quiet through the pain to not disturb his sleep.
- Parshuram accused him of being a Kshatriya because a Brahmin could not have done that
- Parshuram cast Karna out and cursed him- the day he needed his skills the most, he would forget them
- After the Pandavas and the cousins learned all they could from Drona, they had a tournament to show their skills
- Arjun showed great archery skill but Karna decided to show that he was more capable.
- Everyone was annoyed because he wasn't invited so they said he couldn't win
- Karna wanted to challenge Arjun but they said that Karna could only battle if he was of royal blood, they asked his lineage but he only knew that he was found in a basket, Kunti fainted
- Duryodhana pronounced him king of a kingdom under him so he would be worthy to fight the Pandavas
- Drona and Drupad were pals when they were training, Drupad said that he would give half his kingdom to Drona when they were older, Drona became poor and asked him to keep his promise, Drupad denied everything
- Yudhisthira (oldest Pandava) was going to become the next king of Hastinapur, Duryodhana was mad and jealous
- He joined up with Karna and Shakuni to make a plan to get rid of the pandavas
- Has festival in another town with palace made with all wood to burn the Pandavas when they were asleep
- Vidura warned Pandavas to be on guard
- Pandavas figured the plan out really quick and started planning an escape- miner dug a tunnel out into the forest
- Everyone thought they died
- Took refuge in forest, all scared of danger
- Bhim carried everyone and searched for water and watched over them while they slept
- Stayed in the city of Ekachakra disguised as Brahmins and begged for food and stayed with a scholar
- The scholar told Kunti about an asura that was terrorizing their city, Bakasur. He was eating people but they made an agreement that once a week someone would bring a cart full of food and Bakasur would eat the person and the food. Kunti said Bhim could defeat him.
- Bhim went that week but Bakasur foudn that Bhim ate all the food. They fought and Bhim broke every bone in his body, killing him.
- Drona trains the Pandavas to fight Drupad.
- Drupad prayed for a son and one arose from the sacrificial fire- Dhristadyumna, but he also got a daughter- Draupadi.
- Draupadi was going to cause the destruction of many Kshatriyas
- Drupad has a tournament when she was older to decide her husband
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| Pandavas Escape, Still from The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution, Youtube. |
Bibliography
The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution, Epified TV, Youtube.
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