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This is the reading that the real fighting begins amongst the groups. There have been fights before, but now is when the battle begins. It's all very exciting! I know what happens, but I'm interested to see how it all takes place. Arjuna and Shiva  by Sister Nivedita i felt obligated to do a note on this section because Shiva is in my storybook project, so yeah! Arjuna is still exiled and is on the hunt for some weapons. The guy really does attract a lot of divine attention because in addition to being the son of Indra, Shiva has now also taken an interest in him. The way they met is actually so funny. Basically, they shot an arrow into the same boar and got into a fight about it. They started wrestling and then arjuna realized he was fighting with Shiva, but Shiva was amused by the fighting and gave him divine weapons, including access to Gandiva, an important bow. I really liked this chapter the most, despite all of the cool fighting because the absurdity of their meetin...

This is so beyond late, but that! Is! Okay! Anyway, I liked reading B more than A and overall I'm finding it to be more interesting than the Ramayana. I find that the characters have more depth, which was a main complain that I had with the other. I'm definitely enjoying this reading experience! Arjuna and Ulupi  by Donald A. MacKenzie  Because he broke one of the rules for his marriage arrangement, Arjuna is forced into exile. It is there that he meets with Ulupi. Arjuna was on this exile for 12 years, which seems... kind of steep to me, but okay. He told Kunti and his brothers goodbye and left. Arjuna then traveled to various holy places and bathed in their waters. The most notable of these places, Haridwar, where the Ganges river flowed. This was where he met Ulupi, princess of Nagas. They fell in love, had a child together, it was cute, though a little bit unexpected from Arjuna.  Arjuna and the Apsaras  by C. A. Kincaid Arjuna leaves the Ganges and co...