Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata, Part A

     The part of the story I wanted to focus on for Part A was the story about Bhima and the Nagas. This is a pretty short portion of the story but it captures my attention.

     Duryodhana was jealous of Bhima, and decided that he wanted Bhima dead. He poisoned Bhima's food one day, and Bhima fell asleep. While this happened, Duryodhana tied up Bhima and tossed him into the Ganges river.

     As he sank, fierce snakes called Nagas attacked Bhima, but somehow the poison of the Nagas counteracted the poison Bhima had already swallowed from his food, so he woke up. Bhima broke his bonds and scattered the nagas.

The Nagas attacking Bhima


     It turned out that Bhima had sunk down to the city of serpents. The king of the nagas, Vasuki, desired to meet this great hero. Aryaka, great-grandsire of Kunti, met Bhima, and desired that Bhima should be given a draught of strength. Bhima drank from it and and fell into a slumber that lasted 8 days. He woke up finally, and after the nagas feasted him, rose to the surface with the strength of a giant. He was counseled not to reveal the secret to his cousins the Kauravas.

Bibliography. PDE Mahabharata "Bhima and the Nagas" by Donald A. Mackenzie. Web Source

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