Reading Diary B Week 10

Part B of this week's reading picks up with Yudhishthira attempting to make one last plea for peace. He sends Vidura to Hastinapura to speak with Dhritarashtra. However, he rejects the request for peace and justice. When the news of the rejected peace offering is circulated they all realize it is now time for war. The battle is to take place on the field of Kurukshetra. Arjuna originally does not want to fight because of the idea of fighting his family members, however, after the sermon delivering the song of the lord he is ready to fight. Bhisma plays a major role in the battle as he affects how different characters decide who and when to attack. Once he becomes fatally wounded it becomes okay for Karna to fight. They then lure Arjuna away from the battle while his son Abhimanyu is charged with breaking through the enemy lines. He knows how to do this but not how to escape and he gets captured and killed by Jayadratha. Arjuna then vows to kill him by the end of the day. When krishna uses a discus to make it seem like it is night time, Jayadratha comes out of hiding but does not realize it is a trap. It was all so Arjuna could kill him, which he did. After long days of battling the warriors are brought to their death by karma Krishna insists. Duryodhana does not believe this up until his own death. After the battle the Pandavas go to Hastinapura. They perform rituals for all of the dead along with others. Although Yudhisthira refuses to be king he is finally convinced by the other that he needs to be king. All of the Pandavas die off one by one until the only one left is Yudhisthira. He departs for heaven in his human form while the Pandava line is upheld as Arjuna's son, Abhimanyu takes the throne in Hastinapura.

Cosmic form of Krishna

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