It is clearly given in the epic that After Yudhishtir marries Draupadi pandavas did not return immediately to HP, they spent quiet a long time in Panchalas which could be six months to a year.
Then recieved IP and built it in to a magnificent city. Only then Narada turned up then Arjun proceeded for exile. Cities like the one described at the time of Narada's arrival on barren scratch land cannot be built overnight they would take 3 _ 5years
Abhimanyu was born after Arjun returned from his exile some say it was 12 years some say 12 months.
So if exile was 12 months Abhimanyu was born atleast 4 to 6 years after Yudhishtir marries Draupadi
And if they exile was 12 years then Abhimanyu was born 15 - 17 years after Yudhishtir marries Draupadi
Do note Arjun can remain without a child for a long time but Yudhishtir as a king had to have a heir. Inspite of Bhima being Yuvraj.
Also there was no modern science to tell the world whether Draupadi was barren or Yudhishtir impotent.
Image conscious Yudhishtir would not remain childless for 4 years, even less likely for 15 years.
If there was no child from Draupadi Yudhishtir would have married again.
Also the fact that there is Yudhishtir's daughter Suthanu and He has been stated as having one more wife Devika from whom he had a son Yaudheya.
Popular perception is Devika died in childbirth.
If Yudhishtir married Devika before Lakshagriha when he was made crown prince as it was protocol for crown prince and king to have a wife to officiate in ceremonies. Yaudheya was already born several years before Abhimanyu
If Yudhishtir married Devika 4-5 years after he marries Draupadi because she did not have child or even earlier as polygamy is accepted and normal for them then too Yaudheya was already born several years before Abhimanyu
If Draupadi did not have a child and Yudhishtir has a son without mother and she is not given divyadrishti for future birth of Abhimanyu then she has to adopt Yaudheya. Because he was already there.
Now only possibility exists that If Yaudheya was born before Lakshagriha, his maternal family adopted him presuming Yudhishtir also died in Lakshagriha. Adoptions are irreversible so only in that case Yaudheya gets ruled out of adoption for Draupadi.
But if Yaudheya cannot be brought back then if within the first 5 years if she had not given him a son, it would have become obvious Draupadi is barren, in which case he would have immediately married again and had a son, whom Draupadi would have had to adopt if she wanted to be queen mother.
My point Abhimanyu was born too late for Draupadi and Yudhishtir to adopt him as heir.
Even if draupadi was childless or with a daughter Suthanu, her situation was immaterial, she was a woman with no say in the matter of heirship even if she was princess of Panchalas.
Yudhishtir whether he wanted or not rules and politics of the time mandated that he have a heir as soon as he becomes King.
Prativindhya exists in the epic. He is known as Yudhishtir's son. He is said to be born to Draupadi. And there is absolutely no way Prativindhya is born after Abhimanyu. Even if he is not Draupadi's son he has to be his another wife's son, still he would be born much before Abhimanyu
Do note Abhimanyu's greatness in battlefield becomes public knowledge after his first battle in Kurukshetra. And does it even matter. Arjun was much better warrior than Yudhishtir but he was never made king for that. Both he and Yudhishtir were biological sons of Kunti. Yudhishtir became King and Arjun became commander in chief.
Till end of Kurukshetra war Krishna and Yadavas had influence on Pandavas but not so much that Yudhishtir will deny his son the throne and give it to Abhimanyu specially if Prativindhya was capable even if he was not as great as Abhimanyu
So even if Abhimanyu was adopted by Yudhishtir and Draupadi and even then Prativindhya would become king and Abhimanyu his commander in chief.
Edited by Chiillii - 5 years ago
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