Reading Notes: The Palace of Illusions, Part B

Image source: Pandavas in Drupada's Court

 Reading Notes: 

  • Draupadi married Shikhandi and learned about his past. 
  • Draupadi is told that she's going to have a Swayamwara. 
  • Krishna already planted the name of "Arjuna" in her head.
  • A sorceress visited Draupadi. She basically taught her things that Draupadi will later find useful living with Pandavas, in richness and poverty. She also told Draupadi the story of Kunti.
  • Krishna got angry as Draupadi was looking at a painting of Karna. He belittled Karna.
  • Draupadi liked Karna.
  • Arjuna humiliates Karna. 
  • Draupadi is excited as Karna would come to Swayamwara too! She can't stop thinking about him!
  • Dhri told the backstory of Karna and his worries to Draupadi. 
  • Draupadi also humiliated Karna during the swayamwara. She did not want Karna to kill Dhri.
  • Draupadi saw love in Karna's eyes!
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. The Palace of Illusions (p. 40). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 

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