Questions tagged [draupadi]
Wife of Pandavas, also known as Panchali.
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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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What scriptures describe Draupadi being the reincarnation of Ketaki?
A story I read in Tales from the Mahabharata speaks of Draupadi being the previous birth of Daksha Prajapati's daughter Ketaki.
Ketaki decides to marry Lord Shiva and starts performing penances to ...
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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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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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Did Duryodhana ever insult Draupadi by his words?
Karna insulted Draupadi by his words several times. One of the intensive insults happen during Draupadi vastrapaharanam.
I will give. O son of the Kuru race, the gods have ordained only one
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Guru of Sita, Guru of Draupadi
Sita and Draupadi are Special characters in Ramayan and Mahabharat.
Both showed strong mind and devotion!
Both have no biological birth! What does it represent? That high Level is not possible for ...
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Where is the story of Draupadi and her five husbands written in Mahabharata?
Where is the story of Draupadi and her five husbands written in the sanskrit version of Mahabharata? Can you give me the chapter, or paragraph?
What does the following picture depict in the story?
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Why did Dhritarashtra give Draupadi boons?
I understand that there were some bad omens that led dhritarashtra to give draupadi the boons. But why did this happen and what were the omens?
It seems more logical to keep the wealth and kill the ...
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Where does Draupadi's taunt of Duryodhana ("a blind man's son is blind") come from?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IKFtuHnzirQ
Mahabharata scholar Ami Ganatra says it is not in authorized versions of Mahabharata.
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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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