Saturday, February 13, 2016

Week 5, Reading Diary 2, PDE Mahabharata: Arjuna and the Apsaras




Image: Arjuna and Krishna
(decoration in Bishnupur, West Bengal, India)
Source. From The Indian Heroes by C. A. Kincaid (1921).





This story appeals to me greatly. It is kinda lengthy and depends on parts from the other stories to make it work. I may have to think on how to retell this a bit. I like that the alligator is a nymph. I like that Arjuna wants to go and help the others. I like that his former lover gives him the power to not be harmed by things in the water, with empathy. Love this.

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