Originally posted by: lovesunshine
yea i agree but didnt she say that had i not stopped karna i would had been his wife and this vastraharan and insult would never had happened to me...isnt there a story about draupadi plucking a fruit from a tree that belonged to a rishi and in order for her to put it back as it is was hanging on the tree she had to share her hearts most darkest secrets...
will tell u what i know
Draupadi consistently insulted Karna on his low birth and that hurt him deeply . It must be remembered that she was a very sharp tongued woman and in those days a novelty ...perhaps her beauty and sharp tongue made her attractive to men . Karna did not overtly speak of his attraction but he noticed her all right . So did Duryodhan and Dushasan . They all took chances with their innermost feelings at the game of dice . If Dushasan attempted to disrobe her , Duryodhan wanted her seated on his lap and Karna mocked her saying
u already have 5 husbands what will one more [ Duryodhan] matter . [ Karna mocked her chastity as she had often proudly mocked his lower caste .] He then called such a woman a wh**e .
Vikarna , the only one from the Kaurava side spoke in her defence and an angry Karna asked his intentions about Draupadi .
U see , the men were talking on a guy level , as i read it . They were brutally true to their innermost feelings . ALL of them had been attracted to her at some time or the other , some had been insulted by her , some had been accepted by her , but ALL had been attracted by her .
Then Gandhari put a stop to all this and she and Dritharashtra , as elders gave her 3 boons.
She freed her husbands from slavery
she asked for their weapons back
but she refused to use the third boon saying they will earn it back on their own merit .
It shows dignity .
It was at this point that Karna could not help it but grudgingly praised her for setting her husbands free and not using the third boon but showing spirit and dignity , saying that the sharp tongued one has intelligence .
Karna was not talking to Bheeshma but had grudgingly praised his valour after observing it for 10 days .
Karna gave credit where it was due . Draupadi awoke the beast in him with her slights . And critics try to analyze this complex attraction which he never uttered but showed by these remarks .
Edited by koolsadhu1000 - 11 years ago
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