Reading Notes: Karmic Revolution, Part B

Ekalavya

Reading Notes:

In this version, Sage Durvasa did not tell Kunti what exactly the mantra was for. He just told her that it would summon the gods she wished.
In this version of the story, Kunti called upon the Ashwin twins for Madri so that Madri could be a mother. In the versions I have read and been told so far, Kunti shared the Mantra with Madri, and it was Madri who summoned the gods.
I wonder why Vyasa would help Gandhari to have 100 sons. Did he, as a sage, not know about the misfortune Duryodhana would bring.
Yudhishtra- charioteer. Bheem- mace. Nakul & Sehadeva- swords. Arjuna- all weapons but excelled in archery.
Arjuna & Ashwathama were taught the use of Devastras.
The fact that Arjuna felt threatened by Ekalavya's skill, and accused Drona of betraying him, comes off as very shallow to me. It should have sparked a sense of competition in Arjuna but he was intimidated.
In this version, Drona at least realized that he wronged Ekalavya.