Polyandry in Mahabharata - Page 4

Originally posted by: NoraSM

Could she really adopt son of 2nd queen?

Mahabharata is full of coincidences, Gandhari was married before but Duryodhana was born right after Yudhishtira. If not through normal means Draupadi could have had a child through Niyog like everyone in Mahabharata did.

Anyway, I read somewhere Bheema referred to Draupadi as his Bhabhi which is a damning evidence to refute polyandry, Do you have any idea if it is true?

Where?

Can anyone quote.

Here is link which tell whether polyandry was accepted or not in mahabharat

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Draupadi

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark

@bold - How? Bhanumati and his love story is fiction so we really cannot assume he was a great husband. Also, Pandavas maybe terrible but they're all better than Duryodhan, especially Bheem and Arjun. Yudhishthir maybe debatable.

The duty of a woman was to produce an heir, yes. But that does not mean she was a cold blooded politician like it is claimed to today. Neither was she a bloodthirsty woman, nor a lovesick chicken, nor a politician completely devoid of emotions. I am not okay with accepting either of these, but I think she was human, who had her pains and emotions and also knew how to love. I also believe she is the most intelligent woman in the text.

Duryodhana was a crown Prince, Subhadra would have been a queen someday, if she had married Duryodhana, That's what we were discussing, Crown Prince is any day a better option than 3rd son. That's what we were discussing, how Yudhishtira being a Crown Prince was better option than Arjun

Yudhishtira and Duryodhana had no other qualities, especially Yudhishtira who bet her in a game of dice

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark

Where?

Can anyone quote.

😂😂😂😭😭😭 I am sorry for shocking everyone, I just read somewhere that Draupadi was married to Yudhishtira only because during Dyut Sabha Bheema addressed her as his Bhabhi, then in interpolation thread @poorabhforever mentioned Polyandry was an interpolation where you replied asking if there's any other evidence than the Dyut Sabha one, so I correlated your Dyut Sabha incident to that person's Bheema addressing Draupadi as his Bhabhi.

The question is, Did he?

If I am not wrong, BORI version also mentions polyandry. The Sanskrit MB also has it. If it was really an interpolation, it would be removed after so much research. It's a little difficult to accept that ALL of these texts were interpolated.

Secondly, Vyasa's words. He did speak of Panchali marrying all 5. So Vyasa's words are for no reason? Kunti - Yudhi clearly had a plan in mind, and there's no reason why this would not be followed. Arjun won her, how can she only be married to Yudhi and Arjun not say anything about this.

Infact, Yudhishthir did suggest only Arjun marry Drau (which was obviously his master stroke because he KNEW Arjun won't accept this as he too was present when Vyasa spoke). But the fact remains, he did say so. It was ARJUN who said elder bro must marry first and then Yudhi says all of us will marry her. If she was only Yudhi's then why would Yudhi have said this? I can't accept all of these are added later from Karna's words to Vyasa's words to Yudhi's words.

Bheem Panchali and Arjun Panchali has enough moments together to ignore. Even if I consider Subhadra's dressing up as maid as an interpolation, I don't see how them having a crush on the lady would allow them to get gifts, HUG her, meet her at night alone etc etc.

Karna's words in Dyut Sabha- so that too is an interpolation where she said Draupadi was a w**** for being with five men?

Originally posted by: NoraSM

😂😂😂😭😭😭 I am sorry for shocking everyone, I just read somewhere that Draupadi was married to Yudhishtira only because during Dyut Sabha Bheema addressed her as his Bhabhi, then in interpolation thread @poorabhforever mentioned Polyandry was an interpolation where you replied asking if there's any other evidence than the Dyut Sabha one, so I correlated your Dyut Sabha incident to that person's Bheema addressing Draupadi as his Bhabhi.

The question is, Did he?

If he did then definitely someone can quote. 🤣

Another link of polyandry of mahabharat

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/high-five-for-draupadi/articleshow/5651694.cms

It is written in article that draupdi use to be with only one husband for 1year and then next live with only one husband for 1 year

Each husband get there turn to live with draupdi after 4 years

Means if yudhistar stay with draupdi for 1 year then yudhistar next turn will come after 4 years

Originally posted by: NoraSM

Duryodhana was a crown Prince, Subhadra would have been a queen someday, if she had married Duryodhana, That's what we were discussing, Crown Prince is any day a better option than 3rd son. That's what we were discussing, how Yudhishtira being a Crown Prince was better option than Arjun

Yudhishtira and Duryodhana had no other qualities, especially Yudhishtira who bet her in a game of dice

Yes but I am sure Krishna knew that Yudhishthir would be king not Duryodhan. I mean not like in a divine way but because of the politics, he was sure to make it happen or assist in it.

Eventually tho, it was Subhadra's grandson who got the throne.

Lastly about Drau, definitely Yudhi is a better match for Arjun if she is seeing in terms of the empire. But that she got being married to five too. In fact wasn't the archery contest designed to ARJUN could win it? If Yudhi was the target why not have a Yaksha Prashna kind of contest or simply a Dharma Sankat?

And above article also state that before moving to another husband room draupdi has to walk through fire to proove virginity

And draupdi did not allow any of wives of pandav except subhadra to stay with Arjun in indraprsth

When a pandav get 4 years gap then that pandav travel to meet with other wives

Some citations:

Vana Parva where Drau laments to Keshav:

O Krishna, how could one like me, the wife of Pritha's sons, the sister of Dhrishtadyumna, and the friend of thee, be dragged to the assembly! Alas, during my season, stained with blood, with but a single cloth on, trembling all over, and weepigged to the court of the Kurus! Beholding me, stained with blood in the presence of those kings in the assembly, the wicked sons of Dhritarashtra laughed at me! O slayer of Madhu, while the sons of Pandu and the Panchalas and the Vrishnis lived, they dared express the desire of using me as their slave! O Krishna, I am according to the ordinance, the daughter in-law of both Dhritarashtra and Bhishma! Yet, O slayer of Madhu, they wished to make of me a slave by force! I blame the Pandavas who are mighty and foremost in battle, for they saw (without stirring) their own wedded wife known over all the world, treated with such cruelty!”

Vyasa's words before Swayamvar:

Ye princes of Bharata's line, that damsel of celestial beauty hath been born in the line of Drupada. The faultless Krishna of Prishata's line hath been appointed to be the wife of you all (bhavataa). Ye mighty ones (mahaabalaa), go therefore, to the capital of the Panchalas and dwell ye there. There is no doubt that having obtained her as wife ye shall be very happy”

Here's Arjun's reply aftee Yudhishthir suggests he marries Draupadi first.

O king, do not make me a participator in sin. Thy behest is not conformable to virtue. That is the path followed by the sinful. Thou shouldst wed first, then the strong-armed Bhima of inconceivable feats, then myself, then Nakula, and last of all, Sahadeva endued with great activity.

Now we all know that before this, Bheem-Hidimba marriage had already taken place. So in no way waa Arjun suggesting ONLY YUDHISHTHIR marries Drau but in all probability he is saying you marry Draupadi first followed by us. A polyandrous marriage.

Another quote from Vana Parva when Jayadrath abducts Draupadi;

https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03264.htm

I am the daughter of king Drupada, and people know me by the name of Krishna, and I have accepted as my husbands, five persons of whom you may have heard while they were living at Kahandavaprastha. Those noble persons, viz., Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Arjuna, and the two sons of Madri, leaving me here and having assigned unto themselves the four points of the horizon, have gone out on a hunting excursion.

Are all of these interpolations? It's hard to accept that.