Draupadi in Mahabharat
One of the most prominent, powerful yet most abused character or rather one who bore most of the abuse in Mahabharata - and one of my favourite characters - is Draupadi.
King Drupada of Paanchaal Desh (kingdom) was defeated by his childhood friend Guru Dronacharya. Guru Dronacharya waged war with Drupad to avenge his insult inflicted by Drupad when he went to visist him saying "King and a pauper like Brahmin Dron can never be friends." Dron couldn't digest it and hence taught Kuru Princes all the know-how of fighting and as Guru Dakshina (fees) asked them to bring Drupad as his war-prisoner. Pandavas fulfilled his desire and paid their Guru Dakshina.
Now, King Drupad though was given half the kingdom by Guru Dron as a gesture of his friendship sought to seek his revenge.
This hatred in him forced him to perform a yagna seeking son who could avenge him. Out of that Yagna (sacrificial fire) Kund came Dhristadyum - son of King Drupad and out of the same sacred fire came Draupadi - The pure one called "Yagna Seni" - Gift of Gods and born of fire. As she was daughter of Drupad was called Draupadi - as was the tradition in those days. People were given varous names denoting their parentage, quality and the palce of birth like :
Draupadi was called -
Yagna seni - born of fire
Krishnaa - the dark one (because of her dark complexion)
Paanchali - Princess of Paanchal (Paanchal was the name of her kingodom)
...contd....
One of the most prominent, powerful yet most abused character or rather one who bore most of the abuse in Mahabharata - and one of my favourite characters - is Draupadi.
King Drupada of Paanchaal Desh (kingdom) was defeated by his childhood friend Guru Dronacharya. Guru Dronacharya waged war with Drupad to avenge his insult inflicted by Drupad when he went to visist him saying "King and a pauper like Brahmin Dron can never be friends." Dron couldn't digest it and hence taught Kuru Princes all the know-how of fighting and as Guru Dakshina (fees) asked them to bring Drupad as his war-prisoner. Pandavas fulfilled his desire and paid their Guru Dakshina.
Now, King Drupad though was given half the kingdom by Guru Dron as a gesture of his friendship sought to seek his revenge.
This hatred in him forced him to perform a yagna seeking son who could avenge him. Out of that Yagna (sacrificial fire) Kund came Dhristadyum - son of King Drupad and out of the same sacred fire came Draupadi - The pure one called "Yagna Seni" - Gift of Gods and born of fire. As she was daughter of Drupad was called Draupadi - as was the tradition in those days. People were given varous names denoting their parentage, quality and the palce of birth like :
Draupadi was called -
Yagna seni - born of fire
Krishnaa - the dark one (because of her dark complexion)
Paanchali - Princess of Paanchal (Paanchal was the name of her kingodom)
...contd....
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