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What happened after Cheer Haran?
Gandhari pleads for forgiveness to the ancestors of Bharat’s dynasty because she gave birth to the son that humiliated them all. She begs Draupadi to not curse the dynasty as they are their own people. Draupadi says she can forgive anyone but not Duryodhan, Dushasan, Karna and Shakuni.
Why did Draupadi Cheer Haran happen?
Draupadi’s cheer-haran, literally meaning stripping of one’s clothes, marks a definitive moment in the story of Mahabharata. Seeing her husbands unable or unwilling to help her, Draupadi prays to Lord Krishna to protect her. As Dushasana unwraps layers and layers of her sari, it keeps getting extended.
What is the most disturbing incident in the Mahabharata?
The most disturbing incident in the entire Mahabharata was the Vastraharan of Draupadi. It was a completely insane and disgraceful act done on the part of Kauravas. Defaming a woman and insulting her physically is the greatest crime ever. Draupadi was the daughter of Drupad – the king of Panchala, and the wife and queen of the five Pandavas.
What is the story of Draupadi Vastraharan?
Draupadi Vastraharan, also referred as Panchali Cheer Haran, is an important episode in the Mahabharat. The story is found in the Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata.
How many of Draupadi’s children survive the end of Mahabharata?
None of the Draupadi’s children survive the end of the epic. Parikshit, grandson of Subhadra and Arjuna, is the sole Kuru dynast who survives, at the end of Mahabharata. Draupadi’s Cheer-Haran, literally meaning stripping of one’s clothes, marks a definitive moment in the story of Mahābhārata.
Was Draupadi the reason for the destruction of the Kauravas?
Upon Draupadi’s emergence a divine voice said she would be the reason for the destruction of the Kauravas. When Draupadi grew to be a young woman she was considered very beautiful, mainly for her glowing dark skin, large dark eyes and graceful figure.