Monday, February 13, 2017

Reading Notes: Amba, Part A

A princess named Amba refuses to marry Bhishma's brother because she already has a prior engagement to the king of the Shalwas. When she gets back home she discovers that the king no longer wants her because he was bested in combat. She doesn't want to go back to Bhishma so she just does her own thing and blames Bhishma for her troubles. She stops eating, taking care of herself, and spends days just staring at nothing. Shiva jumps in to offer assistance and she wants revenge on Bhishma. Shiva grants this boon and Amba will be the one to kill Bhishma but in another life. She jumps in a fire and waits to be incarnated into a fierce male warrior that will end up killing the man who ruined her life.
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A story that immediately comes to mind from this story would be a Pokemon that is stolen from his trainer. When the Pokemon is able to escape his and go home the original owner no longer wants him so he gets all depressed. Then a legendary Pokemon comes in and sees that he is sad and asks whats wrong. The weak Pokemon demands an evolution so that he can get revenge.

Bibliography - Online Mahabharata, Story titled "Amba"

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