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Stalwart.

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Posted: 11 years ago

Whenever I watch Mahabharat I have this question in my mind!

Draupadi faced many problems coz of the dice game played by Kauravas and Pandavas.I think Kauravs and Pandavs were equally responsible for Draupadi's insult.Though Draupadi was furious at Kauravs she excused Pandavs...how? and why?

She relieved Pandavs from slavery after the first round of dice game when they lost everything.On the other hand she took an oath to leave her hair untied till she saw the end of Kuru race.

The person behind these troubles was Yudi but she never held him responsible for all that happened to her!?She cursed Kauravs for insulting her but why she never said anything against Yudi or Pandavs???Wasn't she unhappy with Yuddhishtir?

Did she defend Pandavs on the pretext that they were her husbands??

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Justitia

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Posted: 11 years ago

When Krishna Himself gave the Pandavas a free pass...unlike what was shown in ⭐️B, as per the epic, Krishna NEVER snapped at Arjuna over Draupadi's humiliation.

By the way, you might find this difficult to believe it, but Draupadi is a pativrata Sati...

And if she wished any harm on her own hubbies, wouldn't it mean that she would be risking "widowing herself" in the process?

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Stalwart.

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: -Shani-
When Krishna Himself gave the Pandavas a free pass...
By the way, you might find this difficult to believe it, but Draupadi is a pativrata Sati...

And if she wished any harm on her own hubbies, wouldn't it mean that she would be risking "widowing herself" in the process?

Justice is fair right!?

If planned according to one's needs then how can it be called justice!?

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Sadhana_pr

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Posted: 11 years ago

Quite an interesting question!

I think what happened in that dice hall on that fateful day was a display of fallibility of the good and the audacity of the bad. And though she was wronged by both sides, the difference was one violated her and the other betrayed her. One was trapped and confounded by their notions of Dharm and the other hardly cared about its existence.

And hence the pandavs needed guidance, the kauravs were a bit beyond it and thus came the need for punishment.

Though the difference is subtle..more like the difference between a mistake and a crime...

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sanayabarunlove

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Posted: 11 years ago

Yes, both the kauravas and pandavas played the game of dice. But the pandavas were not the ones who wished for their wife to be disrobed. In fact they never thought draupadi would even be dragged into the mess and be made a dasi. So how can you hold both parties equally responsible?

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Cherry

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Posted: 11 years ago

Draupadi was upset with Pandavs esp. Yuddshitir and I think she kept her emotions hidden and expressed when she was highly distressed.

Read this part from Kichaka-Badh Parva of Ved Vyas Mahabharat.In this scene Bheem was asleep and Draupadi wakes him in Virat's palace after Keechak's attempt to assault her.

Bhim to Draupadi : 'For what purpose hast thou come hither in such a hurry?'

Draupadi's reply : ''What grief hath she not who hath Yudhishthira for her husband?Knowing all my griefs, why dost thou ask me?'

Here's the link - http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m04/m04018.htm

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Kanika

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Posted: 11 years ago

As someone already mentioned its difference between mistake and crime..

Pandvas played game but they never wanted to drag Draupadi into this but Kauravas did it with all planning. Yudhishtir was trapped and as he was dharmaraj he did what his dharma told him. It was not his wish.

In a practical way , If we write down only facts without considering emotions behind it, Pandavas were more responsible for Draupadi's condition but when you consider emotions and reason behind it, Kauravs will win over Pandvas by large margin.. Kauravas were bad at heart so thats the difference. I guess many times justice can not be done so practically without considering feeling of ppl involved.

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Cherry

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: -Shani-
When Krishna Himself gave the Pandavas a free pass...unlike what was shown in ⭐️B, as per the epic, Krishna NEVER snapped at Arjuna over Draupadi's humiliation.
By the way, you might find this difficult to believe it, but Draupadi is a pativrata Sati...

And if she wished any harm on her own hubbies, wouldn't it mean that she would be risking "widowing herself" in the process?

Krishna was indeed furious at Pandavas!These lines from Mahabharat prove it.

Vaisampayana continued, 'And when on account of the wrongs of Pritha's sons, Janardana had thus got into a passion, and seemed bent upon consuming all created things, Arjuna exerted himself to pacify him. And beholding Kesava angry, Falguna began to recite the feats achieved in his former lives by that soul of all things, himself immeasurable, the eternal one, of infinite energy, the lord of Prajapati himself, the supreme ruler of the worlds, Vishnu of profound wisdom!'

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john909

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: Stalwart.

Justice is fair right!?

If planned according to one's needs then how can it be called justice!?

its not called need. its called duty. that was dwaparyug and draupadi being a pativrata can never punish her husbands and according to my understanding, she felt that it was her duty as a wife to be with her husbands. moreover you cannot compare the pandavas and kauravas when it comes to this shameful incident. agreed that pandvas committed a sin by betting draupadi but what duri did after that was equal to 1000 sins. whether a woman is a queen or a dasi, no man has a right to disrobe her or humiliate her like that and there is not a reason in this world that can justify that. not even circumstances can justify that. the blame of vastraharan lies heavily on elders (esp dhriti) and kauravas. if these people including pandavas could have risen from their personal duties and loyalties and have protected draupadi, this war might have been delayed. i wouldnt have mind seeing bhisma step up and break his promise or dhriti for once in his lifetime come out of his moh for duri. i blame gandhari too who has double standards coz she cursed krishna but didnt allow draupadi to curse by giving a hypocritical logic which she herself didnt follow while cursing krishna. she didnt control her sons and then blamed it on krishna.

sorry for the long essay. just went with the flow of my thoughts when i started writing this.

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MagadhSundari

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Posted: 11 years ago

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I agree with the above. I think it's kinda ludicrous to think that the Pandavs and Kauravs were equally responsible for what happened with Draupadi. There is a difference between a perpetrator and a spectator, and just as defense lawyers today look for ways to share the blame for their defendant's crime so that the truly guilty party escapes with minimal punishment, this argument too has the same effect of putting the brunt of the entire incident on the Pandavs and shifting responsibility away from the people who *actually* had ill-intentions and acted on them. The Pandavs were ignorant in this scenario, and stupidity can be overcome. Evil, not so much.

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