Vishnu Parivaar #1 [Strictly IO] - Page 22

@Janaki- Janaki, I agree word to word, then again, I have multiple opinions, lol. I know Nara-Narayana concept is authentic and even our Vaishnava culture believes that, but I don't. I depend on Lord and myself for knowledge. There is no reason in Vishnu-Vishnu being best friends, LMAO. Thus, Arjuna/Pandavas are Rudra-ansh and Krishna is Vishnu in my opinion. About Adishakti thing, I agree Tridevi together make Adishakti, but Yogamaya is Parvati, according to us. I agree with you in respecting other cultures though. And where did it mentioned that Draupadi never allowed other Pandavapatnis to Indraprastha? This is a made up story. You'll find in Vyasa's MB that before Vanvaas, other Pandavapatnis leave to their maternal kingdoms. So, it's a Folkstory. It's really very unfair if they didn't come to IP, I mean for one woman's sake, they all sacrifice their happiness lifelong? And Is Panchali that rock-hearted? That's it my rant😆

We all know that Panchali emerged as a grown-up maiden. What's her age when she was born? 😆

And also people, Polyndry wasn't considered that inappropriate in that era, though was rare. ⭐️Mahabharat made it too much 🥱

How are you guys? 😳

We have the same opinions.

I think Panchu was 12 *innocent* And polyandry was not uncommon either. I agree with the Panchali thing *more innocent*

Hi Shre! How are you?

@Sakhi- Lol, I can't see it 😕 I also think she was 12 *innocent* and which Panchali thing? 😆

I am good. Youu?

You both 😆

I'm good too 😆

What's up?

Yup, agree to disagree, lol.

The epic doesn't explicitly mention the other wives, except for the known few, so I guess we can draw our own conclusions. Hidimbi lived with Ghatotkacha in the rakshasa kingdom, as Bheem had promised her that if he married her, he would only live with her long enough to bear a son and then he must leave. She agreed to that condition and abided by it. Uluchi was a Naga princess who had no interest in leaving her community to live among humans, so she lived in the Naga kingdom with her son Iravan. Chitrangada's story is very specific also. Her father made a condition that he would only let his daughter marry Arjuna if he agreed to let Chitrangada and Babruvahana remain in Manipur, as theirs was a matriarchal kingdom and Chitrangada was the future queen. Out of Arjuna's wives, only Subhadra returned with him to Indraprastha.

However, that doesn't necessarily mean the other wives of the Pandavas didn't come with them. Yudhisthir's wife Devika, Bhima's other wife Valandhara, and Nakula and Sahadeva's wives might've lived in Indraprastha, but not enough of them is known to say for sure. In fact, in one version it says Bhima married Valandhara after the Kurukshetra war.

Yeah, I do agree that the Pandavas' so-called promise to Draupadi seems a bit out of character for her and them, but they did promise that no matter how many wives there were, she would be Patrani of Indraprastha. She would be the empress, and none other. It's not because she was power hungry, but simply because she was the first wife and as Yudhisthir's wife, she was eligible to be empress, and was also the best person for the job due to her intelligence and knowledge in the shastras.

Regarding the other wives living in Indraprastha, this is the only reference I got when the Pandavas left Indraprastha for their exile. It says Indrasena (their famed charioteer) and others followed them with their wives and servants. We don't know if that means they're referring to the Pandavas' wives or the 'others' wives. It could mean anything, I guess.