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Why didn't Krishna take part in Draupadi's Svayamvara?
In the story of Svayamvara of Draupadi, all the kings and princes participated. We have a list of all the famous kings and princes who tried to tie the bow and shoot such as Shalya, Shishupala, Karna, ...
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If God stopped the disrobing of Draupadi then why doesn't he stop the disrobing of every woman?
If God protected Draupadi then why don't he protect every other women?
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Was Mahabharata war fought for honour of Draupadi or Kingdom?
Commonly, it is said that Mahabharata war happened for the sake of honour of Draupadi. Pandavas wanted to take revenge from Kauravas for insulting her and Lord Krishna helped them. But then we see ...
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If Draupadi (of Mahabharata) was dark skinned why does Krishna call her a fair skinned woman?
"Vaisampayana continued, 'In that assembly of heroes Vasudeva then
spake unto the weeping Draupadi as follows, 'O fair lady, the wives of
those with whom thou art angry, shall weep even like thee, ...
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Who is Krishna? Is it Draupadi or an avatar of Vishnu?
I am confused with the name Krishna. As per my current knowledge, then name of the the Ninth Avatar(birth) of Narayan is Krishan/krishn (not krishna). And Krishna is the name of Draupadi. But we often ...
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Who was it that really saved Draupadī's modesty?
Contrary to popular belief, seems like it wasn't Kṛṣṇa who rescued Draupadī when she was being disrobed by Duḥśāsana. This is what Bibek Debroy writes in the introduction to his translation based on ...
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In trying to win Karna over to the Pandava side, did Krishna suggest that Draupadi would accept him as her sixth husband?
After Krishna's efforts to avert the Kurukshetra war fail, as one final attempt, he tries to win Karna over to the Pandava side, but in doing so, does Krishna suggest that Draupadi would accept Karna ...
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