Dhritarashta developed an plan to humiliate the Pandavas on the battlefield, but his plan backfired when Duryodhana became captive to the gandharvas (heavenly beings). Because they have good hearts, the Pandavas freed Duryodhana from captivity. The Pandavas continued their adventure! While they were trying to help a brahim capture a mysterious deer, they came across a mysterious lake. To drink from the lake, they must answer a question, but the Pandavas ignored the question and drank the water. Nakula, Sahadeva, Arjuna, and Bhima died. Yudishthira actually answered the question and passed the test (made by their father Yama). So all the brothers are brought back to life but are cursed with unrecognizability. For their last year, the Pandavas hide in King Virata's court disguised as other people. Draupadi was violated by the Queen's brother, and asked Bhima to avenge her. So Bhima kills Kichaka (Queen's brother).
The part that stood out to me the most was the cattle raid. There was a huge battle to save the cows and that idea was pretty funny to me. I can just imagine flying arrows shooting in the sky while someone yells, "SAVE THE CATTLE!" The cattle raid was proposed by Susharman, an ally of Duryodhana, who took King Virata prisoner. Virata's son, Prince Uttara, took Arjuna (but he doesn't know he's Arjuna) on a mission to save the king. However, the prince was a wimp and couldn't confront the enemy, so Arjuna took the lead and fought Karna. It was then that Uttara learned Arjuna's real identity as a Pandava, but he promised to keep it a secret. They saved the king!
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| Bhima Avenging Draupadi from Kichaka. Source. |
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