Water in the desert: Pexels
While reading part C of Nayaran's Mahabharata, I came across a few more interesting details that could work well in my story. I am not sure which ones I will use or how I will fit them together yet but here is what interested me from this section:
I liked the part about the five brothers being exiled to a forest life. When they were very thirsty and they came across the small pond, four out of the five were too impatient to treat it with respect. The spirit that was overseeing the pond killed them instantly from drinking the water, but when the fifth brother came along the story took a twist. He talked to the owner of the lake and he answered all of his questions. It was a trying task, but from the respect that he showed for the lake, he was able to revive one brother- then when he chose his half-brother to honor his second mother, he was rewarded with the lives of all of his brothers being returned. This part of the story seems to have a strong moral message and it could be interesting to use in a story.
Another part that was interesting in the story was when the wife of the five brothers was staying in a castle with other royals. She was supposedly very beautiful and the queen was worried that she would cause the men to go astray. She told the queen that her five husbands would come after anyone who wronged her. I am curious to see why she needed to stay at the castle another 13 days longer. Perhaps this will help my story.
Source: Narayan's Mahabharata: Link to Reading Guide
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