The King in the River: Wikimedia
This week, I chose to watch the Epified version of the Mahabharata. So far I have found it much easier to understand the story because the animations help me to remember names a little bit better. The family tree in this book is really long and complicated, nonetheless.
I noticed more specific details about the family in the beginning. There are a lot of similarities between Rama and Devavrata because they both just want to honor their fathers and make sure that they are happy. Devavrata is an interesting character because he holds his vow of celibacy even after the fisherman's daughter's sons have a chance to inherit the throne. It would make sense to me that he would go back on his vow after they all had a chance to be heirs, but he is an honorable character.
I like the switch that they did with Devavrata and his half brother so that there could be a new heir to the throne. It is interesting that everyone- the queens and mothers and all the people in the castle- went along with this idea.
It could be interesting to do a story around Devavrata and his father Shantanu and his mother Ganga. I find her story intriguing that she is a river goddess who came to earth just to have eight children. Why did she let the last one (Devavrata) live? I could open up this idea to make a unique story as well.
Source: Epified Mahabharata Videos: Link to Videos
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