Sanskrit transliteration
ahaly draupad st tr mandodar tath
pacakany smarennitya mahptakanin
English translation
Ahalya, Draupadi, Sita, Tara and Mandodari
One should forever remember the panchakanya who are the destroyers of great sins.
. A variant replaces Sita with Kunti:[4]
I was wondering why they are called kanyas as the word Kanya is a young girl why is the term "kanya" used in the "five virgins tradition", and not stree.
Coming to think of this none of the women were virgins..may be Kunti as all her children were born by the boons bestowed to her and not by having conjugal relation.
Draupadi was blessed by Shiva that she would have 5 husbands and every morning she would still be a virgin..😉 lol this is amusing though..so she is evergreen virgin despite having 5 husbands..
But how come Sita ....Mandodari (Ravanas wife and later weds Vibhishana) ....Ahalya the wife of sage Gautama ..Tara wife of( Vaanara King Vaali and later marries Sugriva) are called virgins despite being married and being mothers intrigues me.Lot of thesis and books are written on this topic and there is mine of information..The interesting part is by remembering the the five virgins leads to redemption of grievous sins. 😕
If we notice three women Sita,Mandodari and Ahalya are from Ramayana and the remaining two Kunti and Draupadi from Mahabharatha.
On the flip side why not when Gods and men having multiple wives are revered and are still worshiped why cant these BRAVE women who were so courageous and path breaking women and were ahead of their times in those days..
We can have a lot of debate and discussions on the trails ,tribulations and triumphs of these Paanch Kanyas ...
I salute the five heroines of our great epics and bow down in reverence.Lets not have any resistance in accepting them for their valor and none of them ever broke down when personal tragedies struck them ...All of them were WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE.
ahaly draupad st tr mandodar tath
pacakany smarennitya mahptakanin
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