Week 9 Story: A Day in Our Lives: Warrior Training

ALL ON SCREEN: Hi! What's up guys! We're the Pandavas and welcome back to our channel! Before we begin please hit that subscribe button and turn on the bell button to receive notifications every time we post, or just come back every Sunday because we post weekly! As you can tell by the title of this video, today we are going to have old school warrior training! We are going to take you along our vlog! So without further ado, let's get on with the video.

(Video cuts to the training.)

YUDHISHTHIR: Hi guys! So we are here at the training ground. All five of us are here with our trainer, Drona. It's a beautiful day so we are very excited to begin. Drona is a bit late, he texted me saying that he is bringing my chariot so I can begin learning how to ride it. Anyway, it should be here any minute, but until then, let's check up on the twins!

(Video cuts to the twins in control of the camera.)

NAKUL: Hiii!

SEHDEV: Hello hello! We have our swords right here!! Ba bam!

NAKUL: I think they are pretty cool. If you look closely you can see our names engraved on it.  Drona just arrived and he saw us having a mock battle. He says we are naturals with the sword.

SEHDEV: I mean twin telepathy brought to the warrior stage?? Come on! That's legit bro! I think being twins helps us become better swordsmen because I feel like I know what you are going to do.

(Video cuts to Bheem in control of the camera.)

BHEEM: What's up guys! Glad to bring you along to our training. I just came from our home gym and it was arm day, so I worked on triceps and biceps. All of us workout at the gym but we have different routines each day. If you want to see what we all do for our workouts, like how many reps we do and what machines we use, comment down below! Let us know what you want to see from us next! Anyway, today I am using the mace. I am glad that I went to the gym right before this because using this mace will require great strength.

(Video cuts to Arjuna in control of the camera.)

ARJUNA: What. Is. Up. Ahhhhh hope you guys are have a beautiful day! If not I hope this video is making you smile even just for a little. Today, as my brothers have said we are having warrior training! I have picked the art of archery, and my bow and arrow just came in a few days ago. I think archery is just as much a mental sport as it is physical, so that is why I chose to tackle the art. It will be a challenge for me so it will be that more rewarding at the end. 

(Video cuts back to Yudhishthir in control of the camera.)

YUDHISHTHIR: Look at this!! Its my chariot! It has arrived! Dude I am so excited to ride this thing, but for now let us cut to a training montage of all of us!

(Training montage of each brother is inserted into the video.)

ALL ON SCREEN: Aaaaaand we are back! We hope you enjoyed today's video! We just wanted to do a vlog since we haven't uploaded one in a while. We know all the weapons we trained with are a bit old school, but we thought it would be fun just to test it out! Hope you guys enjoyed! If you did, please give this video a thumbs up and comment down below which one of our weapons you would want to train with? Or if you have trained with any of these weapons, let us know your tips and tricks with your way around the weapon! Aaaaaand thanks for watching! We will see you guys next time! Bye!

This image represents where the Pandavas uploaded their vlog. YouTube is the prime location for creators to have a channel and post content they see fit. 

Author's Note:

So we are still in quarantine. Today marks my fifteenth day either at my home or only at a one mile radius from it to get some fresh air. During my time in quarantine, I have spent a lot of time on YouTube! Currently, I am hooked on watching the Merrell Twins (who I totally recommend watching)! Therefore, for my story this week, I turned it into a YouTube channel. I think it represents my life right now, similar to others, where we are working from home. So this story is a combination of YouTube and Epics of India. I based off the story over the warrior training the Pandavas got from Drona, but it is set in our time rather than centuries ago. Each of brothers has a specific weapon they excel using and I just wanted to bring that out in this story. 

Bibliography: Mahabharata Videos, Part B. By Epified Authors.

Extra Credit Reading Notes: Epified: Mahabharata Videos, Part B

Mahabharata Videos, Part B

By: Epified Authors

• Kunti had a past before marriage with Pandu. 
• She had a son given to her by the sun god. 
• She left their son at the river since she was unmarried. 
• In the present time, Pandu took his two wives and departed for the forest.
• In his arrogance, Pandu shot an intimate hermit couple.
• So, the hermit cursed Pandu saying that he will die the moment he tries to become intimate.
• Kunti then told Pandu that she was able to call on any god and bear their child. So Pandu told Kunti to bear the heirs of Hastinapur. 
• Kunti called Yama first, the god of truth and death. 
• Their son was Yudhishthir, who would keep calm in the heat of battle.
• Kunti then called to Vayu, the wind God. 
• Their son, Bheem, was very strong and courageous. 
• Kunti then called Indra, the king of the Devas.
• Their son, Arjuna, will become one of the greatest warriors.
• Kunti summoned the ashwin twins for Madri, Pandu's other wife.
• Madru bore two beautiful sons, Nakul and Sehdev.
• These five sons became the Pandavas. 
• Pandu died because he forced himself on Madri, and Madri decided to die too. 
• Gandhari was jealous of Kunti having children.
• Ghandhari became pregnant with Dhritarashtra's child, but she bore something lifeless. 
• Through Ved Vyasa, someone who was like a sage, Ghandhari transformed the lifeless thing into 100 sons. 
• The eldest son, Duryodhana, along with the other 99 sons, look evil and terrifying to everyone besides their blinded or blindfolded parents. 
• Kunti and the Pandavas came back to the kingdom of Hastinapur.
• Duryodhana was filled with jealousy and hated the Pandavas, as they were loved by everyone else. 
• Duryodhana especially was jealous of Bheem.
• Duryodhana tricked the Pandavas to go to a lakeside retreat. There, he induced the Pandava's food with sleep-inducing herbs. 
• When Bheem was deep in slumber, Duryodhana tied his hands and feet and pushed Bheem into the lake. 
• Bheem, still unconscious in the water, was attacked by snakes. 
• As the son of Vayu, Bheem woke up and fought the snakes until the snakes tried to help Bheem escape from the water.
• Bheem landed in a kingdom, deep in the water, and was greeted by their ruler that gave Bheem a magic potion, since he liked him. 
• This potion made Bheem even stronger and equipped him to fight anything or anyone that comes after him or his Pandva brothers.
• Bheem returns home and has no recollection on how he landed in the water, so Duryodhana stayed silent. 
• Bhishma wanted his grandsons to be men of war. 
• Drona appeared in the lives of Bhishma and his grandsons and he would help them become warriors. 
• Drona recognized and further developed the talents of the boys.
• Yudhishthir was an excellent charioteer.
• Nakul and Sehdev were great swordsmen.
• Bheem was evidently the strongest and chose the mace as his weapon and could even defeat adults.
• Arjuna became the perfect warrior. He could use any weapon with ease. The art he chose was archery, as it was the discipline of the mind.
• Drona's son and Arjuna was picked by Drona to use weapons that controlled all elements. 
• Arjuna soon found out that Drona's main purpose for seeking their kingdom and training them was for vengeance. 
• Arjuna ran into an extremely precise archer in the forest named Ekalavya. 
• Ekalavya told Arjuna that Drona was his teacher. 
• Turns out, in the past Drona had dismissed Ekalavya from being his pupil, which triggered Ekalavya to train hard to become a great hunter/archer. 
• Drona asked Ekalavya to cut off his right thumb, and Ekalavya did so.
• Drona took no pleasure in ending the legend that could have been Ekalavya. 

This image is from Mahabharata Episode 11 - Sons of Pandu from Mahabharata Videos, Part B. I felt that Part B at its core, revolved around the Pandavas; therefore, I felt that it would be appropriate to use an image that has the Pandavas. The five sons in this image are the Pandavas. 

Bibliography: Mahabharata Videos, Part B. By Epified Authors.

Reading Notes: Epified: Mahabharata Videos, Part A

Mahabharata Videos, Part A

By: Epified Authors

• The Mahabharata is a story of karma. 
•  Shantanu fell in love with Ganga, a river goddess. 
• Ganga agreed to be Shantanu's wife if he never questioned her.
• Shantanu agreed.
• Ganga drowned their first seven babies.
• Shantanu did not question Ganga until the eighth baby. 
• Ganga was trying to free spiritual lives that were reincarnated in the eight sons. 
• Ganga was questioned so she took their last son and left.
• Shantanu found his long lost son, named Devavrat, and brought him to his palace.
• Shantanu fell in love again, but to a fisherman's daughter named Satyavati.
• Satyavati would not marry Shantanu, because her father believed that Shantanu and his first wife's children would be prioritized. 
• Shantanu did not argue and went home.
• Devavrat noticed how sad his father was so he went to reason with the fisherman and his daughter, telling them he would not assume his father's throne.
• The fisherman still did not approve of marriage.
• Devavrat made a promise that shook the whole world: he vowed to never have any children. In this way, there would be no reason why Satyavati's children would not assume the throne.
• Devavrat's name turned into Bhishma (he of the terrible oath). He took Satyavati to his father, where his father felt sad about Bhishma's oath.
• However, Shantanu, for his son's kind intentions, let him decide when he should die. 
• Bhishma cared for his two half brothers.
• When one of the brothers died, Bhishma looked for a wife for the other brother. 
• Bhishma kidnapped three sisters/princesses for his half-brother.
• Bhishma began the cycle of his death.
• The oldest princess, Amba, pleaded with Bhishma to let her love another king. She was sure that the other king loved her back and would take her in; but, the other king would not take her.
• Amba pleaded with Bhishma to take her as his wife. 
• Bhishma promised to not have any kids so he could not take her as his wife.
• Amba placed full blame on Bhishma for ruining her life. So, she seeked ways to destroy Bhishma.
• Only one, the former mentor of Bhishma, would fight Bhishma. They were so equally strong. Only when the mentor withdrew from the fight did Bhishma win.
• This did not stop Amba from wanting to ruin Bhishma.
• Bhishma's second half brother died, leaving his two wives both a widow and childless.
• Satyavati was forced to tell Bhishma of her previous relationship where she bore a miracle child. 
• The miracle child, Vyass, came to marry and bore the children of the two widows.
• These two widows were scared of him for they thought he was unattractive.
• Vyass bore a child with one of the widows when she closed her eyes; therefore, their son, Dhritarashtra, was blind.
• Vyass bore a child with the other widow when she became weak and pale. Therefore, the son she bore, Pandu, was weak and pale. 
• Saryavati sent Vyass to bore a child again with one of the widows. However, the widow sent a servant girl instead. This servant girl was not frightened at all, so the son she bore, Vidura, because one of the wisest in the land.
• Bhishma raised these three boys.
• A rivalry arose between Dhritarashtra and Pandu that Vidura noticed.
• There were too many contenders for the throne of Hastinapur.
• The eldest, Dhritarashtra, became king.
• Pandu ruled the armies. 
• It was known that Pandu was the true ruler even though his brother was titled as "king." 
• Pandu ruled with the wisdom of his brother Vidura.
• Bhisma seeked a wife for Dhritarashtra.
• One girl agreed to marry Dhritarashtra and blindfolded herself to be blind too.
• This outraged her brother, who was wise so he seeked revenge.
• Pandu also married. He had two wives, Kunti and Madri.
• Kunti had a secret which would cause more chaos. 

This image shows the overall theme of the Mahabharata. It is told in the beginning of this series of videos, that Karma is the theme that people recognize within the epic when they look closely.

Bibliography: Mahabharata Videos, Part A. By Epified Authors.