Reading Notes: Mahabharata- Karmic Revolution, Part A
First off, I really like the video format for these stories. It was sometimes hard for me to picture the stories as I was reading them. The reading was often overwhelming and I sometimes got confused about which characters were which.
I liked the concept of a son being reunited with his father. I'm imagining a story of a woman who runs with her child from an unhappy marriage. She dies years later and her husband would be reunited with their child. Or perhaps a man is sent to war, and when he returns his wife is gone, but he is left with their child and finds joy in this.
Bhishma had such loyalty for his father. I feel that our society is flipped. A parent would do anything for their child, but those roles are not always reversible. It might be interesting to write of a boy who works incredibly hard for his family. He would sacrifice everything, including his happiness, to ensure the safety of his family.
When I first read the Mahabharata, I really felt for Amba. I still do and so I'd love to write a bit of something about her. Maybe she would rise up and exact her revenge herself. Why was she incapable of this simply because she was a woman? I might have her fight her lover instead of Bhishma. Both men did her wrong, but Bhishma is obviously incredibly difficult to slay. I'd love to see her take over her ex-lover's kingdom.
I definitely thought it was messed up that Satyavati forced her son's widows to have children with her other son. It would be interesting to write from one of the widow's perspectives on this. The internal conflict of wanting to serve the kingdom and their mother in law, but not wanting to be with this stranger would be difficult. I image they could've been turned out of the kingdom if they'd refused.
Bibliography: Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution by Epified
Image Information: Bhishma and his Parents, Source: Wikimedia Commons
I liked the concept of a son being reunited with his father. I'm imagining a story of a woman who runs with her child from an unhappy marriage. She dies years later and her husband would be reunited with their child. Or perhaps a man is sent to war, and when he returns his wife is gone, but he is left with their child and finds joy in this.
Bhishma had such loyalty for his father. I feel that our society is flipped. A parent would do anything for their child, but those roles are not always reversible. It might be interesting to write of a boy who works incredibly hard for his family. He would sacrifice everything, including his happiness, to ensure the safety of his family.
When I first read the Mahabharata, I really felt for Amba. I still do and so I'd love to write a bit of something about her. Maybe she would rise up and exact her revenge herself. Why was she incapable of this simply because she was a woman? I might have her fight her lover instead of Bhishma. Both men did her wrong, but Bhishma is obviously incredibly difficult to slay. I'd love to see her take over her ex-lover's kingdom.
I definitely thought it was messed up that Satyavati forced her son's widows to have children with her other son. It would be interesting to write from one of the widow's perspectives on this. The internal conflict of wanting to serve the kingdom and their mother in law, but not wanting to be with this stranger would be difficult. I image they could've been turned out of the kingdom if they'd refused.
Bibliography: Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution by Epified
Image Information: Bhishma and his Parents, Source: Wikimedia Commons
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