The Mahabharata Family Chaos: Wikimedia
Pandu- cursed by a hermit
Kunti- summons gods to have children
Madri- Pandu's second wife
1st son: Udishtil- stays calm always even in battle
2nd son: Bheen- is strong and fast like the wind- was tied and pushed into the lake and attacked my snakes
3rd son: Arjun- will become a great archer
Madri has 4th and 5th sons. Nahkul and Zeedhev
100 sons born to the blind brother and his wife- they came from a lump of flesh put into vats of oil and they are demonic. There are bad omens.
This section of the story helped me to understand the family tree of the Mahabharata much better. I have made some notes here- although the names are probably spelled badly. I think it could be interesting to talk about the 100 sons. That was part of the story that I did not understand when I read the book but it is intriguing. The birth story of these sons could be twisted in many different ways. One idea I had while watching the video is that they could be similar to aliens. This would make the battle interesting between all of the cousins at the end of the book.
I think there could be a good moral in the story as well because the parents are blind. The story could say something about how you act when nobody is watching or it could represent that the love of a mother and father is blind in many cases. The 100 sons could have easily gotten away with anything they wanted to if they were quiet about it because their father was blind and their mother gave up her sight. Would it have been better if she had not tried to be honorable and given up her sight? Would her sons be more honorable if she had kept her sight and held them accountable for their actions? Is the pride and greed of their blind father to blame for their demonic actions?
Source: The Mahabharata Epified: Link to Videos
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