Indian Epics Blog

The City of Lights Note: This is a continuation from Week 7: The Game of Dice  I had been in Las Vegas for about a week now and I still couldn't shake off the experience I had witnessed at the Crystal Palace. Where did the King and Mr. D go? What happened to Mr. Pandava and his wife Padi? I yearned to find out, but I didn't want to be caught up in any of their business. I was walking down the street with the neon lights reflecting off of my shoes and glasses. I looked around at the scene: people drinking, gambling, going to shows. Everything seemed normal, except..not. Perhaps it was just me, but I felt a tension in the air. It was as if all of Las Vegas had seen the duel between Mr. Pandava and Mr. D and was holding their breath.  I continued walking when I noticed I was being followed. A man in a black suit with black sunglasses kept about six feet back from me, but he turned every time I turned, stopped any time I stopped, and kept his eyes on me. I began to look around and...

  Kumbhakarna: The Sleeping Giant Kumbhakarna is the brother of the evil Ravana, who was holding Sita captive. Kumbhakarna was so mighty that he was even able to defeat Indra in battle. Later on, Brahma awards the three brothers, Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana, wishes. Indra, who was still angry about losing and feared Kumbhakarna becoming stronger, wanted Kumbhakarna to make a foolish wish. Kumbhakarna does make a foolish wish, which causes him to go into a deep slumber. When Rama comes to reclaim Sita, he defeats Ravana. Angry, Ravana demands that his brother Kumbhakarna is woken from his slumber. Waking him up was very dangerous, as he was very hungry!  When Kumbhakarna awoke, he took out many soldiers in Rama's army. Fearing for the rest of his army, Rama goes and challenges Kumbhakarna himself. While he was a strong opponent, Rama was able to defeat Kumbhakarna. Bibliography: Kumbhakarna: The Sleeping Giant by Amar Chitra Katha

  Sugriva Challenges Vali Comic One: Vali Vali is the mighty king of Kishkindha. While he was king, there was an evil rakshasa named Dundubhi that roamed across the earth. Dundubhi was very malicious and would go and terrify parts of the world, such as the Ocean. One day, he decided to go terrify Himavan, also known as the Himalayas. When Dundubhi approached Himavan, Himavan told him that Vali would be a mighty opponent for Dundubhi. Thus, Dundubhi turned into a water buffalo and traveled to Kishkinha to see this king for himself. Vali defeated Dundubhi easily and tossed his dead carcass on Rishyamuka mountain and for this he was cursed. If he ever stepped foot on that mountain, he would immediately die. When Dundubhi's son, Mayavi, heard of his father's death, he went to challenge Vali. Mayavi runs into a cave and Vali follows him while Sugriva, Vali's brother, remained outside. Days pass and then Sugriva heard a loud roar and blood flowing out of the cave. Sugriva feared ...