Why did the Pandavas have so many wives?
I know they had multiple wives each, but why did they have so many wives? Was it just for pleasure? Or did they want lots of male lineages for political purposes?
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1Arjuna had four wives; Yuddhishtira, 2; Bhima, 3; Sahadeva and Nakula, 2 each. Draupadi was, of course, the common wife among the five. This does not seem like "so many."– Aravind Suresh ThakidayilSep 13, 2019 at 12:14
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@AravindSuresh Why did they have multiple wives?– IkshvakuSep 13, 2019 at 14:02
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for comparison, Dasharatha from the Ramayana had three wives. I believe it has more to do with the customs of the time than with anything strategic. I am still digging for a scriptural reference.– Aravind Suresh ThakidayilSep 14, 2019 at 11:39
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1@AravindSuresh Dasharatha had 3 primary wives, but he had hundreds of wives because he kept marrying a woman every time Parashurama came, and that's because Parashurama would kill any kshatriya he sees, except one who was recently married.– IkshvakuSep 14, 2019 at 13:46
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Obviouly In old times King has many wives because of political relationship.
Same happens with Pandavas also.
After getting marries with Draupadi , they also had to marry another kingdom princess for political relationship.
Such as Krishna planned to marry her sister "Subhadra" with Arjun so that pandas become strong.
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