Week 9 Reading, Part B

In this part of the story the Pandavas and Draupadi go under cover into the kingdom after 12 years of living in the forest. They are in the kingdom for a year disguised as cooks, teachers, maids, and cowherds. Kichaka tries to rape Draupadi and Bhima kills him. Draupadi tells the queen that she is married to a celestial husband called a ganharva and the queen beleives her. The Pandavas reveal themselves and they go to battle. I found it interesting when Arjuna used a shikhandi which is a man dressed like a woman. That part of the story kind of caught me off guard but I thought it was very interesting. Bhima fulfills his vow to break Duryodhana's thigh. Yudhishthira is tested to get into heaven with a dog and his family but passes.

Bibliography: The Princes of Elephant City (Link)

Arjuna (Source)