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Originally posted by: Meself

This explanation doesn't exit in most of the variants of Mahabharat. I will mention two the Bhil and Kawakian versions. These two are important because these two were shipped out of India so possibility is that they stayed true to the original retelling in here. Also in these versions Draupadi is married only to Yudhishthir and not the five.

The explanation that claims Draupadi to be born of five Goddess and Adi-Shakti makes an appearance much later. And i believe it was to make people accept her chastity. You know how in a patriarchal society it is always the girl'd fault? And that she was married to five men opened her to so much of character assassination. Like the Bengali version of Mahabharat, the Odiya version and a Bengali play ( I will hunt for the names) make her fall in love with Karna; all thanks to her being a common a wife to the five! This is ridiculous!

Originally posted by: Shivam...

Simple equality logic

If a king can have many queens , then what is the problem if its sometimes vice versa

Talk of medival period , kings , whether mughals , turks , rajputs , all had countless wives , as well as other women in their Harem kept only for pleasure , still only rarely they are critisized for that , and in case a women has more than 1 husband , everyone is ready to jump to nasty conclusions

Originally posted by: Meself

You know at times I break down so badly when I listen to such barbs about her that I can't even begin to put it in words! My family thinks I have gone nuts but I just feel for her so much that it turns so difficult to function listening such idiosyncrasies!

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa

I know. I used to be like that. With both Panchali and Satyabhama.

Tune them out Shivi. They don't matter. You know who Panchali is, then leave it at that. You always have us who also think extremely highly of Panchali as you do.

Originally posted by: Meself

I totally dig this! But it still hurts to see her open to ridicule for something that she didn't do!

Originally posted by: Shivam...

Why just draupadi

Take into consideration Gandhari

You and me know what was the cause of her having 100 children

And see how lewd comments are made upon her and dhritrashtra for the same

Originally posted by: Meself

With Satyabhama it is the same story, I was in sixth grade when I had came to know her story and when people taunted her I had shut myself in my room and cried!

All I can say is it is so difficult being a woman.

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa

Can I go on a Satyabhama rant?

Shivi, I write her the way I see her. 😳