Indian Epics

The Pandavas were very thirsty and found a pond to drink from. When they approached the pond, a voice warned them that they must answer a riddle to drink the water or they would die. Nakula went to the water first, and he was so thirsty that he drank the water without answering the question. One by one all of the pandavas went to the water and drank without answering, and one by one they fell dead in the water. Finally  Yudhishthira approached the water last. He was sad that all his brothers had died and he asked the voice why. The voice responded that they did not answer the questions. So Yudhishthira went through the questions and answered the riddle with ease. After, the voice revealed itself to be Dharma, a god and his celestial father. Dharma granted Yudhishthira two wishes for answering the questions. He asked for his brothers to come back to life and for great strength for the next year. Image info: Pond, Pixabay,  source Bibliography:   Indian Myth and Lege...

While Krishna was visiting the Pandavas, they threw him a party. The women in the group, Draupadi and Subhandra, got drunk at the picnic party. While everyone was celebrating, Krishna and Arjuna were telling stories. Suddenly a haggard, old man approached the party. It was Agni god of fire. He wanted help to consume the forest with fire to eat the food he wanted because every time he tried, Indra rained out his fire. He needed to consume the forest in order to be restored to his normal self after he had spent the last 12 years just eating butter. Krishna and Arjuna said they would help if they received a celestial weapon. Agni agreed and got them weapons. So they all battled Indra to help Agni. In the fight, they killed all but 6 creatures. In the end, Agni did get what he wanted though and was restored to greatness. Image information: Forest Fire, Max Pixel,  source Bibliography:  The Mahabharata, A Summary  by John Mandeville Macfie (1921)