LAEP 1030 Lecture 8: Lecture #8 Cont
15 Feb 2017
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Hinduism lecture #8 cont: story cont, game of dice her hair. Warrior ethics: invitation to battle, invitation to a game of dice, proposal from a woman. Cannot say no to any of these 3: shakuni (uncle to duryodhana) Charms the dice so the kauravas win every time: the pandavas lose everything, eventually yudhisthira loses his brothers & his own freedom, draupadi. Is stripped naked in front of the whole court, after being dragged in by. She calls out to krishna to protect her honor(not to be stripped naked) He comes in magical form, and gives her an endless amount of cloth(sari) everything back to the pandavas. Seeing something is wrong dhrtarastra(blind king) stops it and returns. Draupadi blood of dhusasana, after that she will tie her hair, meaning she will recommit herself to her husbands. Vows to leave her hair open(widow), until she smears her hair with the: krishna intervenes.
