Week 7: reading Diary A

This whole reading covers the battle between the Pandavas and the kuradavas. It beginning with first with the Amba vow for Bishma death however he will not die until the very end of the conflict. Drona ends up becoming commander of Duroyodhanas armies. Arjuna's son Abhimanyu dies behind enemy lines along with Ghatokacha, Bhima's son. To kill the commander of Duryodhana's army the Pandavas use tricks to end Drona's life. Karna then takes command. Bhima then seeks revenge on Duhsana. Arujna and Karna confront each other and a fight ensues that whole battle field watches. Karna is slain and in the midst of this we find out that Duryodhana is still alive but is hiding beneath the lake. Bishma falls in battle but he had the ability to choose the moment of his own death. He waits to tell the surveyors of the battle how to rule whatever is left of the world. A horse sacrifice takes place so that Yudhisthira can claim his thrown as king. Krishna is then killed by hunter who mistook him for a gazelle and sit him in his only vital spot his foot. The panda vas and DRauapdi decide it time to leave earth and give the thrown to Parikshit.

(Krishna, Websource: Wikipedia)