Reading Notes: Mahabharata Part B
At first Draupadi had five men she would possibly marry, one by one they were all being considered to be the husband in her swayamwara which is pretty much the epics version of the bachelorette. Then we later find out that Draupadi was a reincarnation of a women who prayed five times for lord Shiva to be her husband in the past life but that could not be. God then rewarded Draupadi in her current life to have five husbands because of the five times she prayed. The five Pandavas that were going to be her husband were also Indra who were reincarnated. She then married each of the five Pandavas one by one. The age was considered when deciding which Pandava would be first to marry Draupadi. I found this reincarnation very interesting, she didn’t get her wish in her passed life but she was blessed with this in her current life. All of the Pandavas got gifts as tradition because these are the things that are usually followed.
This was by far the most interesting part of the Mahabharata for me so far. So much of the stuff that occurred is not common at all but it is amazing that it happened. The part of the story that really got my eye is how Draupadi had five husbands which is not common at all in the epics. Also the reason she got five husbands is also interesting. All of them being reincarnations of god and all ending up together is all showing that it was well thought. This is very rare and something that can be used in future story for sure.
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