Reading Notes, Part C

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Mahabharata 
Donald A. Mackenzie

Arujna arrives and the women come out to lure him. They then fled in confusion. Indra praises him for overcoming the demons and gifts him a gold chain.
Arjuna [Source]


Bhima comes across and monkey and it presented himself as Hanuman. He explained to him what was before and that Brahma could be reached by all. He also explained that the four Vedas did not exist.
When the sacred books were divided, men were divided also. Less devotion to truth and more devotion to passion.
Karna sends Duryodhana to spy on the Pandavas.

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