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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