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Hanumans Interview

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Host: Today, we have a very special guest in the studio with us. He is the god of all monkeys. Please welcome Hanuman! Audience: Yay~ Welcome~ Hanuman: Thank you very much for having me here. Host: No no. Thank you for coming. Please introduce yourself to the audiences here! Hanuman: Hello everyone. My name is Hanuman. I am the king of the monkeys and also a servant of the great lord Vishnu. Host: I have heard of the great adventures you had with your lord Vishnu's seventh reincarnation, lord Rama. Hanuman: Yes. Lord Rama and I have been on number of adventures together and it is my honor to serve him. Host: Why did you decide to serve under the lord Rama? I am pretty sure man like you don't need to serve anyone. Hanuman: Ever since I was young, I was taught by my father, Vayu, the wind god, to serve under lord Vishnu. I ran into lord Rama during his adventures and I figured that it was our destiny to meet each other. Under the lord Rama, I learned a lot and he ...

Reading Notes: Mahabharata Video Part B

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- Kunti gained the mantra to summon any gods - Kunti abandoned her son at the river in the basket. - Pandu was revered as god in the forrest - Pandu was cursed by hermit. Pandu will die when he makes love - Pandu decided to stay in the forrest - Pandavas are born from Kunti's mantra - Gandhari gives brith to a lifeless lump - Vyasa divided the lump into 101 parts and kids were born from it - Kunti returns to  Hastinapura  with pandavas Image of Pandavas Wikipedia

Reading Notes: Mahabharata Video Part A

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- Watching the video was a great review the story once again. It got bit rusty for me but this video returned the lost memories very well. - Drowning the babies still seems very grim - Devavrat reunited back to with father, the king - Devavrat is a good son, giving up his kingly rights for his fathers marriage. - Old India seemed rough for women since they got rejected for even being kidnapped - 23 days of fighting. sounds tiring ( Image of Devavrata and Santanu : Wikimedia )