Whats the LOGIC behind this so called marriage?/ DT's NT pg 4 - Page 5

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

No, it was the other way around - Bhima was almost forcibly married to Hidimbi. Only that once he had given her a son, he had no marital duties towards her.

Thanks for providing what actually happened. Drupada's objection was a pretty sober objection, and once the explanation was given to him, he was satisfied. Quite a contrast w/ Starjuna's Drupada.

The logic is quite simple. It's just this controversial fact that makes the world take note of this epic at all

Didnt go through the whole thread...some members hav already answered logically as well as mythologically why draupadi had 5 husbands.Now coming to the second part...she was not some abla naari who was forced by pandavas to marry them.She is one of the most outspoken n powerful lady of indian history.
She married them with full consent.Had she refused no one not even krishna wld hav forced her to marry all 5 pandavas. Being an intelligent lady she was aware of the political significance of keeping the pandavas united.Hence she accepted it.
It really irks me wen ppl project her as some victim forced to live with 5 men.

Originally posted by: shripadk

There was not just one but many precedents: Satyavati was married to two husbands, Jatila to Saptarishis (7 in number) and Hiranyaksha's sister Pracheti was married to ten brothers.

When did Satyavati marry Parasara? That was a one day relationship and Krishna Dwaipanya Vyas was her maiden born son.. her only husband was Shantanu..

Originally posted by: ...Diala...

When did Satyavati marry Parasara? That was a one day relationship and Krishna Dwaipanya Vyas was her maiden born son.. her only husband was Shantanu..

Even if it was a one day relationship in all respects Parasara was her first husband and Vyasa their child. Vyasa himself, many times in the Mahabharata, accepts his father as Parasara.

Originally posted by: shripadk

It was a marriage that was kept secret (in the text you can see that Parasara created a mist around them so that the world doesn't get to know). She bargained with Parasara to restore her virginity as people would doubt her if not. How do you think Vyas was born without involvement of Parasara?

Even if it was a one day relationship in all respects Parasara was her first husband and Vyasa their child. Vyasa himself, many times in the Mahabharata, accepts his father as Parasara.

Originally posted by: ...Diala...

How do you know what I 'think'? Did I say Parasara was NOT the father of Vyasa?

I said Parasara is not Satyavati's husband. As Suryadev is father of Karna but not 1st husband of Kunti.. Neither are Yama, Vayu and Indra 3rd 4th and 5th respectively

Originally posted by: india2050

Since Parasara accepted Ved Vyas as his son there is some suspicion that he would have married Satyavati. Otherwise as per the laws of those time Ved Vyas should actually be Shantanu's son but it is never mentioned.

Ofcourse since Ved Vyas is also the author it was upto him what he wrote about himself.

Having said that my view is that Parasara did not marry Satyavati. The mist according to me was to ensure that their private moments remained ... er private.

Originally posted by: TheWatcher

@shripadk

You just cannot say that someone reads scriptures for entertainment purpose only, who are you say that? , Unlike you ,I read them to find logic somewhere behind that ,but you read it like a holy scripture in which every god damn word is true because it is written/said by God , I need explanations for what i read , You can use the back-story of a character if you cant explain the things happened to him ,but thats not correct, just because you cant explain something doesn't mean you have to use the back story , If you want to use the back-story then there is no point reading Mahabharata because you can explain Mahabharata in 1 or 2 sentences by saying, "It was all Krishna's Leela and the characters destiny ".

Altering doesn't mean you can change the Basics , The basics are always same but the content and the minor details like whether Karna went to Drona or not changes with every Translation , People here Claim to have read "Vyas's" MB thats what makes me tell them that you did not get an autographed Book by Vyas - Courtesy medha00 ,it has been translated by hundreds of translators and altered Heavily . Every point is valid in Mahabharata ,Every version of MB is valid even Star plus's version is Valid.

Getting to Draupadi's Marriage , If Draupadi really wanted 5 husbands it was not adharma, if she wanted only Arjuna and was forced to marry the rest then it was straight up Adharma. It wasn't me who said " horse Shit" , "Its nonsense" ,you are the one acting like a scholar and denying everyone else 's point ,that too rudely.

I hav always believed tht draupadi wanted all 5 pandavas...Yeah she was initially impressed with Arjun...but later on at the prospect of getting 5 most powerful, handsome hunks of tht yuga who wld refuse such an offer ;-)atleast I wouldnt :-P
Unlike popular belief women too are sexual creatures.If men can desire n hav multiple wives why not women too ?
If there was an iota of hesitation she could hav easily refused marrying.
I dont view draupadi as a victim here. Rather she is a feminist who is not ashamed of her sexuality.