There's so much magic in some of these stories, they're cartoon-worthy, for sure. Here's one. Arjuna agrees to help a villager who has sheltered Arjuna's family while they were in hiding. Turns out the village was protected by a rakshasa (or human-eating demon), who demanded a human sacrifice every so often in return for his protecting them from other dangers. It was the villager's turn to take food to the demon and be the human sacrifice. Arjuna takes the food himself, then sits down outside the rakshasa's den, turns his back on the monster, and starts eating the food. The demon is furious, and jumps up and down in a rage while Arjuna polishes off all the goodies and smacks his lips. I couldn't read that story without seeing it played by Bugs and the Tasmanian Devil.
> He cursed King Parikshit saying he would die from a snake bite within a week.
Wicked. Imagine going through a week knowing death is certain from a snake bite, no sleep, not a moment' peace, seeing visions of snakes everywhere you look.
Yeah, it's gotta be worse knowing the exact timeline and method, and trying to prevent it. The old sage was just trying to undo his son's curse, but really just made it worse. I didn't mention that Takshaka met a sage on his way there, one who specialized in curing snakebites. Takshaka shapeshifted into a Brahmin and bribed the sage to go away. Then he transformed himself into an insect and hid in a bowl of fruit. When the fruit was served, he changed back into his real form and bit Parikshit. It's hard to plan against that sort of thing.
Love the babies in pots! Are you sure this isn't another script for Looney Tunes? :)
There's so much magic in some of these stories, they're cartoon-worthy, for sure. Here's one. Arjuna agrees to help a villager who has sheltered Arjuna's family while they were in hiding. Turns out the village was protected by a rakshasa (or human-eating demon), who demanded a human sacrifice every so often in return for his protecting them from other dangers. It was the villager's turn to take food to the demon and be the human sacrifice. Arjuna takes the food himself, then sits down outside the rakshasa's den, turns his back on the monster, and starts eating the food. The demon is furious, and jumps up and down in a rage while Arjuna polishes off all the goodies and smacks his lips. I couldn't read that story without seeing it played by Bugs and the Tasmanian Devil.
> He cursed King Parikshit saying he would die from a snake bite within a week.
Wicked. Imagine going through a week knowing death is certain from a snake bite, no sleep, not a moment' peace, seeing visions of snakes everywhere you look.
Yeah, it's gotta be worse knowing the exact timeline and method, and trying to prevent it. The old sage was just trying to undo his son's curse, but really just made it worse. I didn't mention that Takshaka met a sage on his way there, one who specialized in curing snakebites. Takshaka shapeshifted into a Brahmin and bribed the sage to go away. Then he transformed himself into an insect and hid in a bowl of fruit. When the fruit was served, he changed back into his real form and bit Parikshit. It's hard to plan against that sort of thing.
At our house, I just have to know it's mosquito season to be itching all over!