Reading Notes: Mahabharata Videos Part B
Pandu the brother of the blind king marries two women one in which is Kunti. Nobody knows it yet but Kunti has a secret and that is she had a child that was given to her by the son god. When the child was just born she let him go and placed him in a basket as he floated down the river. Pandu and his wives venture out into the forest where one day Pandu accidentally kills a man and his wife during a hunt. The man curses Pandu and says the moment he is to be intimate with one of his wives he will die. Kunti then decided to tell her husband of her gift to call on a god and be presented a child. Pandu is overjoyed by this and asks she give them sons immediately.
Kunti gives her husband three sons and his other wife is able to be given two of her own as well. All is right with Pandu and his family that he even forgets of his curse. In a weak moment he and his other wife share a moment of passion where he dies. Kunti is left with all five boys and returns back to the palace.
Meanwhile, Gandhari hears that her sister in law has had a son and becomes very upset as she fears the throne would be taken from her future kids. She sons becomes pregnant but has to endure a horrific pregnancy. She had been promised one hundred sons but when she gave birth a lump of flesh is what came out. The god who had given Gandhari the 100 sons came down and split the lump into 100 pieces placing them in vats of oil. Soon enough her 100 sons came to life.
All of the boys are growing up and becoming strong men. Gandhari's oldest in particular does not like that his cousins are becoming strong and powerful as he fears they will try and take his throne. He invites them to a retreat where a ton of food is served and Bheema takes a nap by the river. Duryodhan sees his chance of getting ride of his cousin and pushes him in the river to drown. Bheema wakes up, fights off the snakes trying to kill him and his greeted by the head snake. The head snake gifts Bheema with the strength of a thousand elephants and he returns home to take care of his family. The Pandu brothers begin to be taught by the Guru Drona and each excel in a war time skill.
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