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The Forgotten Wife
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789354476051
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Published: Sep 20 2023
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Deep in a forest on the outskirts of Varnavat, the beautiful Hidimbi
encounters Bheem, strong and strikingly handsome. The attraction is mutual
and instantaneous. But their union seems doomed from the start: she is a
rakshasi, a demoness; he is a Pandava, son of Pandu, erstwhile ruler of the
fabled kingdom of Hastinapur. It is Kunti, Bheem's mother, who senses an
opportunity in this unlikely match. She and her five sons-Yudhishthir, Arjun,
Bheem and the twins Nakul and Sahadev-must remain in exile in the forest
for a year before they can do battle with their Kaurava cousins, and stake their
claim to Pandu's kingdom. What better than to spend the time under the
protection of a rakshasi? And if a son is born to her, he will have the strength
of a rakshasa-a valuable ally in the battle with the Kauravas. So a deal is
struck. Hidimbi will be Bheem's wife-but only for a year. And any son born
of their union will come to the aid of the Pandavas whenever they call him.
When the battle of Kurukshetra finally takes place, it is Ghatotkach, son of
Bheem and Hidimbi, who fights valiantly for his father, until he is struck down
by the mighty warrior Karna, Kunti's secret son, who has aligned with the
Kauravas. But in killing Ghatotkach, Karna uses his most powerful weapon,
leaving himself vulnerable. The Pandavas' victory is assured.
The story of Bheem and Hidimbi-and their star-crossed son, Ghatotkach-
is one of the most fascinating from the Mahabharata. Madhavi Mahdevan's
retelling of it is spell-binding.
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