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Reading Notes: Epified - Mahabharata Part C

 Notes for Epified Mahabharata Part C


Ep 18 - Karna lived a humble life with his parents. He believed that he was destined for great things. He wore enchanted armor. One day he asked his mother about his gifts and his desire to fight. His mother told him about how his father had found him floating in the river in a basket. His armor and earrings had grown with him. Karna sought out Drona to learn the ways of war. Drona turned him down because he only taught Kshatriyas. Karna decided not to tell him that he was in fact one because he felt it would be disrespectful to his parents. Karna returned home but did not tell his family what had happened. Karna then found a guru.

Ep 19 - Karna begged Vishnu to teach him, all Vishnu asked was if he was a Kshatriya. Karna tells Parshuram that he is not a Kshatriya, but rather a Brahmin. He did this because long ago, Vishnu had wiped the earth of Kshatriyas. Karna learned all of the ways of war from him.

    When Parshuram was napping on Karna's leg, a scorpion came up and stung Karna. Karna chose to suffer the pain silently so he wouldn't wake his teacher. Parshuram woke and accused Karna of being a Kshatriya. Parshuram cast Karna out and laid a curse on him so that when he needed his skills the most, he would forget them.


Karna tries to kill Ghatotkacha Wikipedia Commons

Bibliography: Epified - Mahabharata Part C


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