I have continued this week's reading of the Mahabharata!
Some notes from the reading:
- Draupadi was wed to the five brothers, after their mother mistakenly tells them to share whatever they have acquired that day. Not knowing what they were referring to.
- Vyasa, after being called for advice, tells her father the King that in a previous life she also essentially had five husbands, who would come into one being at the end. Her past self was promised five husbands in this lifetime by Shiva
- Duryodhana, after heading his son's pleas to get rid of his cousins, the Pandavas, is mortified to find out that they are indeed still alive. He hopes to fix things by sending this gifts in an attempt to have them on his side as well.
- He sends for them to come back to Hastinapura, and gives them a part of his kingdom to run in attempt to make amends.
- The land that is given to them to rule is actually a desert barren land
- In this land, they build a prosperous city.
- Ajuna is exiled for twelve years because he stumbled upon his brother and Draupadi in intimacy.
- After visiting his cousin's kingdom, Duryodhana becomes green with envy
- In attempt to extract revenge, Duryodhana wants to challenge them to a game of dice, in a great hall built solely to try to outdo their's in their kingdom
- Yudhishthira loses everything, after losing his judgement he finally stakes everything and everyone of value to him, with the final bet being Draupadi.
- In an attempt to humiliate her, Duryodhana makes her undress and she pleads for them to spare her from exposure
- She pleads with Krishna to assist her and every time her garment is pulled off another shows up in it's place, again and again.
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| Celestial stripping of Draupadi's sari Image Source: Flickr |
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