Week 14 Reading Diary: The End of the Mahabharata

My favorite part of this reading is Yudhishthira's dream. It was very touching to see him journey with his brothers, their wife and a dog. Everyone dies, but he continued on with the journey showing great compassion to the dog. Due to his compassion Yudhishthira is able to go to heaven and hell as a mortal, which is super crazy to think about! What a great experience that must have been for him to see heaven, and how terrifying it must have been to go through Hell!

Angel showing Yudhishthira around Hell!

I also found it extremely honorable how Arjuna ends his warrior life by bringing his weapons to the fire god Agni to be burned! The Mahabharata ultimately ended with the Pandavas leaving the world, leaving Parikshit as the last remaining heir of the Pandavas.