Did Draupadi really love arjun more?[DT Note Page 22] - Page 5

Originally posted by: indianprincess

while its perfectly ok to root for ur fav couple, but to say that drau loved arjun the most is a bit too much.

AFAIK, she loved all her husbands equally but had a slight inclination towards arjun if we were to take yudi's words on this. nonetheless, i believe she loved all her husbands equally. I have reasons to prove my point.

Well if u read various parts of the epic carefully, u will see how 'the most' part comes into the picture.
We cant comment on which wife her husbands loved the most...bcoz thats not clearly hinted at, excet Bhima.
But Draupadi's affectioms are quite clearly depicted...now if one wants to dismiss those citations...then it's their wish..

Originally posted by: amritat

Well if u read various parts of the epic carefully, u will see how 'the most' part comes into the picture.
We cant comment on which wife her husbands loved the most...bcoz thats not clearly hinted at, excet Bhima.
But Draupadi's affectioms are quite clearly depicted...now if one wants to dismiss those citations...then it's their wish..

. The udyoga Parva throws light on the intimacy of Draupadi with Arjuna through the description of Sanjaya.When Sanjaya visits upaplavya,as an envoy he goes to a mansion where Krishna and Arjuna are relaxing with satya and Draupadi.Vyasa describes thus...Arjunotsangau padaukesavasya...arjuna's ya cha krishnaaya satya yam cha mahatma nah. Arjuna places the feet of Krishna on his lap and his Foot rests on the lap of Draupadi and another on the lap of satya. Sanjaya informs dhritarashtra that it is a secluded spot where neither abhimanyu nor any one can enter.So obviously Vyasa's intention is clear.In a subtle manner though he directs us towards the I unexpressed yet crystal clear Emotion of Draupadi and i dare say arjun also.If we go on searching umpteen instances are provided Vyasa.If we go back to vanaparva,when Krishna assures of the death of kauravas to Draupadi,she looks at arjun for conformation but not at bheema who is very vocal...Madhyamam patim .. .dadarsa...So the list is endless Whether we accept it or not our choice...to be continued.

I am a big fan of draupadi . In my opinion draupadi loves Arjuna but she loved her other husbands equally. Anyway who are we to say Draupadi really loved Arjuna or not . It is not we are not actually we saw draupadi loves him really. Many say about this according to ved's mahabharat but even ved vyas does not know the entire truth because there are many things which are not there in the epic.

Originally posted by: ltelidevaralak

. The udyoga Parva throws light on the intimacy of Draupadi with Arjuna through the description of Sanjaya.When Sanjaya visits upaplavya,as an envoy he goes to a mansion where Krishna and Arjuna are relaxing with satya and Draupadi.Vyasa describes thus...Arjunotsangau padaukesavasya...arjuna's ya cha krishnaaya satya yam cha mahatma nah. Arjuna places the feet of Krishna on his lap and his Foot rests on the lap of Draupadi and another on the lap of satya. Sanjaya informs dhritarashtra that it is a secluded spot where neither abhimanyu nor any one can enter.So obviously Vyasa's intention is clear.In a subtle manner though he directs us towards the I unexpressed yet crystal clear Emotion of Draupadi and i dare say arjun also.If we go on searching umpteen instances are provided Vyasa.If we go back to vanaparva,when Krishna assures of the death of kauravas to Draupadi,she looks at arjun for conformation but not at bheema who is very vocal...Madhyamam patim .. .dadarsa...So the list is endless Whether we accept it or not our choice...to be continued.

Originally posted by: amritat

Well if u read various parts of the epic carefully, u will see how 'the most' part comes into the picture.
We cant comment on which wife her husbands loved the most...bcoz thats not clearly hinted at, excet Bhima.
But Draupadi's affectioms are quite clearly depicted...now if one wants to dismiss those citations...then it's their wish..

Again in Kamyaka vana, Panchali is not looking to Arjun for confirmation. Arjun had just managed to calm down G and Panchali does the exact opposite and lights a fire under him. She 'looks obliquely' and immediately HE acquiesces going against what he himself was trying to do a paragraph before that.

Originally posted by: indianprincess

There are many citations which prove her affection for yudi, so should i conclude by this ,she loved yudi the most?

Yes ofcourse...u can believe watever u want, who's stopping u?
Just like we cant dictate wat u want to believe in, u cant dictate either to us.
This is Mahabharat...where we all speculate things our way...

For ages, I had believed that Arjun loved Subhadra the most, until I read KMG n realized there's nothing to suggest that...
Similarly, I found nothing to suggest his favouritism to Draupadi either...
So who Arjun loved most is open to interpretation...we cam believe watever we want...

Similarly in Draupadi's case it's the same...believe watever u want.
But I am going through some research books n even there authors tend to believe that Draupadi did love Arjun the most...But if one wants to dismiss that, it's their wish...

We would all love to get our hands upon Vyas's original hast-likhit.

Originally posted by: amritat

Yes ofcourse...u can believe watever u want, who's stopping u?
Just like we cant dictate wat u want to believe in, u cant dictate either to us.
This is Mahabharat...where we all speculate things our way...

For ages, I had believed that Arjun loved Subhadra the most, until I read KMG n realized there's nothing to suggest that...
Similarly, I found nothing to suggest his favouritism to Draupadi either...
So who Arjun loved most is open to interpretation...we cam believe watever we want...

Similarly in Draupadi's case it's the same...believe watever u want.
But I am going through some research books n even there authors tend to believe that Draupadi did love Arjun the most...But if one wants to dismiss that, it's their wish...