The wise Vidura Source:srimadbhagavatamblog
This was a very shocking and fresh set of stories. Unlike ramayana, there was a story about Bhima marrying Hidimbi, a female rakshasa demon. Once again, I really like that not all "evil" existences are actually evil. The most shocking story was the Pandava brothers all marrying one woman. A king having multiple wives is already shocking enough but a strange promise from Kunti and the brothers forcing them to marry the same wife seems even more shocking. I guess Draupadi was okay with it though, because apparently Shiva promised her five husbands in her previous life for her piety. I think I might do a story on this polygamy just because it's so weird.
Bibliography
The Indian Heroes by C. A. Kincaid (1921).
Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913)
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