What I simply fail to understand is the fact that how can someone be all this selfless. Draupadi's entire life went away in giving. First she gave her rights away, then her heart and finally she even laid down her soul only to strengthen the bond that Pandavas had and to strengthen the Kuru clan that was drenched in muck by the time she arrived.
Yes, Draupadi did go through a lot. I, honestly, despite being a huge fan of her, won't call her a "Sacrificial Figure", but still yes, her life was tough. She went through the worst moments, that a woman can ever go through. Being objectified, being molested twice, having to share her husbands with other women(which I feel is very tough), losing her father, brothers, sons...She had seen it all.
As a girl I can't wrap my head around the fact that every single time she is put to test and scrutiny. Why should it be so? So nicely and plainly people put up their say that "Oh look she had five husbands to enjoy!" Why can't they see through the trauma that she must live through everyday? A property that is enjoyed by all in reality has no status; no identity of its own. Draupadi till date suffers the curse! Only because she was giving, everything out of her was asked for or forcefully snatched away. All the five of them had their own wives to spend their private moments with. Think what must go through her. At first her flesh was divided among five, then her heart and then very soul...and sadly she didn't belong to any!
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I so agree. Many people claim that she always lived with her husbands, she had 5 men to take care of, etc, etc. Such people DO NOT understand the true heart of a woman.
One man is enough for a woman, if he can commit himself to her forever. That is y, I guess, for thousands of years, women have remained monogamous, while Kings n princes have wandered around n gathered multiple wives.
I know, that exceptional women do exist, but for a normal woman, one complete and committed man is enough.
And yes, she had some advantages of having 5 husbands. But this polyandry brought her more pain than "enjoyment".
Firstly, she had reservations. She could not stay with whichever husband she wanted to, anytime...However, her husbands could live with any wife they wanted.
Draupadi could have Arjun only for once in 5 years. But even in that one year, Arjun could spend time with both Draupadi n Subhadra, coz he had no One-Year rule to follow. Now, this seems very easy, but I am sure, it was not that easy for Draupadi. Losing virginity every year, giving birth to all their children n doing her duty to all 5 wasn't easy.
In those day, a wife had to do a lot more for her husband. She had to care of 5.
So, it was certainly not "enjoyment" for her.
She had 5 men, but she none exclusively.
Publicly molested and avenged by none; yet she stands by her husbands who had nothing to give her in return. Bhima indeed avenged her misery but wasn't that more of the fact that he already had a burning rivalry against the Kauravas? Yudisthir staked her, Nakul-Sahdev shed a few tears for her and Arjun?The one who was suppose to hear her heart stayed mum. Honestly at that point I wanted to hold him up by his collar and demand that when you didn't care about this woman; why win her and then divide among your clan for all to enjoy?
Well, Arjun is difficult to comprehend. I don't know, y he was so silent on those occasions.
About others I can't say but Arjun had won her, he was the one bestowed with the precious-one known as Draupadi! Why couldn't he take care of her the way she did? This is a woman wronged by all her loved ones and yet forgives them all! And again the so called great men take it for granted.
Yes, so true. But I guess, Arjun too could not accept the sharing whole-heartedly, and so found solace elsewhere.
Sorry for dragging it to such extremes but it really saddens the soul!! A beautiful post by the way!!
Thank u so much, and it's alright. 😃
Thanks for commenting. It's great to talk to people, who feel for Draupadi just as much as I do. 😊
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