Reading Notes: Ghatotkacha: The Chivalrous Demon (Tuesday)

Ghatotkacha dies, but not before making himself enormous and falling on enemy soldiers.

1. Jealousy and lack of satisfaction with one’s position will inevitably lead to one’s demise.
2. A rejection of the evil one was born into can, in fact, lead to good things. 
3. Games of chance are probably not the best way to wager one’s kingdom. It is better to wager it on one’s own cleverness and strength.
4. Appearances often deceive.
5. Even apparent rakshasas can prove to be good people, while humans can often be very evil.
6. The breaking of a promise will result in the oath-breakers’ demise. 
7. Even a rakshasa, Ghatotkacha, can recognize who is in the right.
8. They are not all evil demons. 
9. Ghatotkacha uses his magical powers for good.
10. Even in death, he tries to help the Pandavas.

Bibliography

Lakshmi Seshadri. "Ghatotkacha: The Chivalrous Demon." Amar Chitra Katha, volume 592.