Polyandry in Mahabharata - Page 10

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark

Red - my bits.

I am all for her having normal human emotions ofcourse she did had human emotions. My only point is that there was no feeling for any of the pandavas of before marriage and there was a relationship with all of them after marriage equally beautiful nobody was more important than others. She was not a mooning lover

But bottom line is panchali didn't had such strong feelings for pandavas before marriage as amba had for shalva.

My girl is anything but a robot and no dreaming of being an empress does not makes her one it makes her smart and ambitious i don't find anything wrong in being ambitious. K have said it million times before that she had beautiful relationship with all her husbands with all her co wives with her mom in law kids with krishna and everyone else.

But what i refuse to believe was that she was a mooning lover or a jealous wife.

@Brishti that is what i am saying that she was smart and shrewd but at the same time she was very loving and caring that is the reason she was able to build a beautiful relationship with all her husbands. What i don't think she was a constantly lamenting constantly mooning over one particular person i.e, arjuna which modern authors and show makers reduce her to be which she was not. There was no partiality. She had a beautiful bond with all of them because if thete are ardi bits in the epic there are bheemdi and even YuDi bits too the latter i don't even like.

I don't think people are understanding what I am saying here.

Drupad wanted a son to avenge his humiliation. He gets/adopts Dhristadyumna. Draupadi comes with him.

Draupadi is said to be born for the destruction of Kurus. Since this is divine, let us remove this.

As it is natural, Drupad arranges for her Swayamvar with Arjun in mind because Arjun is Drona's biggest strength, also the one whom he needs on HIS SIDE. Also the man who defeated him.

Drau does NOT make a decision here. Drupad arranges. Krishna knows it is essential for her to become empress. He somehow knows about Vyasa's plan and what will happen.

Arjun wins the competition.

Now, Yudhi leaves Swayamvar before this and Krishna is aware that somehow Vyasa's orders will be followed.

Arjun brings Draupadi, and Kunti said whatever she needs to. They decide on polyandry. Draupadi is happy and quite satisfied as this means she can be Queen.

Now she begins to realize how she is a part of a political plan and she approves of it.

Then she assists Yudhi, and after this whatever decisions she takes are because of hwr calculative thinking, Krishna's help and administrative intelligence.

There's no question of Draupadi being wrong here, or nobody being wrong.

Originally posted by: Poorabhforever

I am all for her having normal human emotions ofcourse she did had human emotions. My only point is that there was no feeling for any of the pandavas of before marriage and there was a relationship with all of them after marriage equally beautiful nobody was more important than others. She was not a mooning lover

But bottom line is panchali didn't had such strong feelings for pandavas before marriage as amba had for shalva.

My girl is anything but a robot and no dreaming of being an empress does not makes her one it makes her smart and ambitious i don't find anything wrong in being ambitious. K have said it million times before that she had beautiful relationship with all her husbands with all her co wives with her mom in law kids with krishna and everyone else.

But what i refuse to believe was that she was a mooning lover or a jealous wife.

She has no reason to be jealous of anyone. Arjun was not neglecting her, Bheem did everything for her and Yudhi was someone whose love she didn't really want IMO because he was the one who brought her humiliation.

Whom she loved more or less is not stated as a fact, this is all opinions and opinions may differ. So there's no reason to argue on this unless you are a shipper, which I am not.

Originally posted by: Poorabhforever

@Brishti that is what i am saying that she was smart and shrewd but at the same time she was very loving and caring that is the reason she was able to build a beautiful relationship with all her husbands. What i don't think she was a constantly lamenting constantly mooning over one particular person i.e, arjuna which modern authors and show makers reduce her to be which she was not. There was no partiality. She had a beautiful bond with all of them because if thete are ardi bits in the epic there are bheemdi and even YuDi bits too the latter i don't even like.

That is an ArDi shipper creation.

Originally posted by: CaptainSpark

She has no reason to be jealous of anyone. Arjun was not neglecting her, Bheem did everything for her and Yudhi was someone whose love she didn't really want IMO because he was the one who brought her humiliation.

Whom she loved more or less is not stated as a fact, this is all opinions and opinions may differ. So there's no reason to argue on this unless you are a shipper, which I am not.

I am not either lol. Though let us agree to disagree.

Sutputra comment by draupdi in Swaymwar is not myth

Here is link

https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01190.htm

Originally posted by: surabhi01

Sutputra comment by draupdi in Swaymwar is not myth

Here is link

https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01190.htm

Yes in the very next stanza kmg says that radha s son karna failed to string the bow.

Here is the citation -

• Then Arjuna approached the bow and stood there like a mountain. And walking round that bow, and bending his head unto that giver of boons--the lord Isana--and remembering Krishna also, he took it up. And that bow which Rukma, Sunitha, Vakra, Radha's son, Duryodhana, Salya, and many other kings accomplished in the science and practice of arms, could not even with great exertion, string, Arjuna, the son of Indra, that foremost of all persons endued with energy and like unto the younger brother of Indra (Vishnu) in might, strung in the twinkling of an eye. And taking up the five arrows he shot the mark and caused it to fall down on the ground

My theory on Draupadi and Arjun -

Arjun returning with Subhadra -

Arjun asked for forgiveness, polygamy was a norm, why would he apologize for something his brothers,his father,his best friend etc did? I mean it's not a norm for us but that was normal for Arjun and Draupadi too

The difference was that none of Draupadi's husbands lived apart from her, people who are center of power structure have this need to be a priority, she was just testing Arjun not jealous over his marriage with Subhadra. This is just a normal human reaction, not out of character, not everything is politics for her, she shares normal relationship with her husbands

Missing Arjun during exile -

Once again a very normal human reaction, when someone is out of town and you cook his favorite dish, you will think about him, The thing is that other husbands stayed with her, Arjuna wasn't there all the time, missing her husband doesn't reduce her status, this is normal

Originally posted by: NoraSM

My theory on Draupadi and Arjun -

Arjun returning with Subhadra -

Arjun asked for forgiveness, polygamy was a norm, why would he apologize for something his brothers,his father,his best friend etc did? I mean it's not a norm for us but that was normal for Arjun and Draupadi too

The difference was that none of Draupadi's husbands lived apart from her, people who are center of power structure have this need to be a priority, she was just testing Arjun not jealous over his marriage with Subhadra. This is just a normal human reaction, not out of character, not everything is politics for her, she shares normal relationship with her husbands

Missing Arjun during exile -

Once again a very normal human reaction, when someone is out of town and you cook his favorite dish, you will think about him, The thing is that other husbands stayed with her, Arjuna wasn't there all the time, missing her husband doesn't reduce her status, this is normal

Thank you!!

This is also the reason I feel she seems more attached to Arjun. Any human being will feel upset, miss someone or yearn more for the man who is not with her at all times.

Also what's wrong with her preferring Arjun over others? This is not because of hitting the fish's eye. It's a normal human emotion. Bheem loved Panchali much more than he loved Hidimba. 🤷‍♀