Questions tagged [draupadi]
Wife of Pandavas, also known as Panchali.
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Why did all the Pandavas marry Draupadi?
Why did all the Pandavas (i.e. Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva) marry the same woman i.e., Draupadi?
What was the circumstance under which they had to marry Draupadi?
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Is Draupadi a goddess?
There are many myths that say Draupadi is a goddess. Many people, including myself, have prayed to her. There are many legends of her being a goddess. Some legends are given below:
It is said that ...
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Do scriptures indicate that Draupadi regretted not allowing Karna to participate in her svayaṁvara?
Some versions of the Mahabharata depict an incident where Draupadi gets to know that Karna is Kunti-putra and she regrets not allowing Karna to participate in her svayaṁvara.
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Scriptural basis for Draupadi's decision of denying Karna
From the following excerpt of the Mahabharata, it is clear that Draupadi rejected Karna based on his tribe.
"And (some amongst) those kings in exerting with swelling lips each
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How can Draupadi be a pathivrata (dutiful wife) while being married to 5 men?
What are the qualities and requirements needed to be a pathivrata?
Draupadi is considered to be one of the Panchkannyas, and a great pathivrata too. This link says why Draupadi married 5 persons (the ...
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Who among the Pāṇḍavas supported the main Kurukṣetra war and who didn't? What were their reasons?
Who among the Pāṇḍavas were for the main Kurukṣetra war and who were against it?
What were their reasons for supporting or not-supporting?
What about Draupadī? Did she support the war? What were her ...
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What is the mystery of ayOnija (अयोनिज) births?
We will come across Sita in Valmiki Ramayana, as ayOnija - अयोनिज, a non-uterine birth. Similarly, in Mahabharata, we read about Draupadi and Dhristadyumna, who are also ayOnijas, borne out of fire.
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Is Draupadi the incarnation of Devi Kali as per Devi Bhagwatam?
Someone said that as per Devi Bhagwatam Puranam, Devi Drauapdi was the incarnation of Devi Kali. Is that true.?
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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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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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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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Is Yudhishtira's justification of polyandry in accordance with dharma?
In the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira justifies his polyandrous relationship with Draupadi with two reasons: it has historic precedent, and because his mother ordered the Pandavas to share Draupadi:
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Did Draupadī ridicule Duryodhana calling him 'Blind Son of a Blind Father?'
There is one rumor that spread far and wide. That in the Maya sabhā, Draupadī ridiculed Duryodhana calling him the blind son of the blind father. One user also mentions it in his answer here:
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Did Kunti explicitly tell Pandavas to marry Draupadi?
Consider the following excerpt from The Mahabharata:
SECTION CLXLIII (Swayamvara Parva continued)
Vaisampayana continued,
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Why did the Pandavas sit quiet when Draupadi was being disrobed by Dushasana?
In Mahabharata, when Draupadi was being disrobed by Dushasana, why did the Pandava’s sit quiet? Is there any other reason besides the fact that they had already lost in the gambling and had become ...
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Did Karna fail in Draupadi swayamvar? [duplicate]
Did Karna fail in Draupadi swayamvar while hitting target or Draupadi simply denied marrying him even if he would hit target?
And if she denied, how moral/right was it? What was the reason her ...
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Is it adharma for a daasi to be stripped by her swami?
Yes, you got it right, in Star Plus Mahabharata, it's said by Duryodhana, that since Draupadi is now his daasi ('female servant or slave') she has to accept his orders and he can strip her since he's ...
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