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Tidbits (8) Krishn Helped Draupadee
Twice
(1) At the time when she was disrobed by Dushaasan in the dice court. Krishn gave her unlimited cloth to cover her body, that Dushaasan got tired of disrobing her, but her cloth did not come to end. (2) In the forest, in exile, when Duryodhan sent Durvaasaa Rishi to have food with Yudhishthir. He asked him to go in the afternoon, because he knew that Yudhishthir had a Divine pot which produced food till Draupadee ate from it, after that there was no food. He wanted that when Durvaasaa would not get food, or Paandav would not be able to feed him, he would give Shaap to them. But it didn't happen in this way. Draupadee remembered Krishn, He came and asked for food. Draupadee said - "I don't have food. I have already eaten food and the Divine pot doesn't give food after I have eaten from it." Krishn insisted to bring that pot, Draupadee said, "I have cleaned the pot." Still Krishn insisted to bring the pot, Draupadee had to bring it. Krishn found one leaf stuck onto one side of the pot. He ate it and Lo, the whole waorld was satisfied. Durvaasaa Rishi had to go back from the river itself, because they had felt so full that they could not think of any food. What is Said by
Krishn
(1) Geetaa - First teaching comes to our mind is Geetaa which is told by Him to Arjun at the time when Mahaabhaarat war is going to begin, both armies are standing in the battlefield, Arjun asks Krishn, his Saarathee, to take his chariot in the midst of the two armies. As Krishn takes his chariot there, and Arjun looks at the enemy's army, he drops his bow and arrow and sit at the back of the chariot and says, "I will not fight. I cannot fight with my own brothers, friends, relations, uncles, grandfathers, Guru etc." Then Krishn preaches Geetaa to him and makes him ready to fight. (2) Anu-Geetaa - This Geetaa is not at all common, many do not know about this. When everything is over, Yudhishthir has become the king, he finished Ashwamedh Yagya and Krishn's time came to go to Dwaarakaa. Then Arjun said to Krishn - "I knew your real form in the battlefield, but what you told me in the battlefield, I have forgotten because of my weak mind, please tell me that again." Krishna said - "What I told you at that time, it was a mysterious and secret thing, this is very bad that you have forgotten that. I cannot repeat it now, but I tell you another incident of history which is similar to it." And then whatever He told him is known as Anu-Geetaa. Anu-Geetaa's 34 chapters are divided in three parts - (1) First part is a discussion between a Perfect (Siddh) and a Kashyap's descendent; (2) second is a discussion between a Braahman and his wife; and (3) the third one is a discussion between a master and his disciple. Krishn reports these three discussions to Arjun. (3) Vrat and Fasts - This reference is found in Bhavishya Puraan, Uttar Sarg. This whole Sarg is devoted to the dialog between Yudhishthir and Krishn about many kinds of Vrat and fasts. How Many Times
Draupadee Was Humiliated
(1) First, at the time of Dice Game, when she was lost by Paandav in Dice game. She was brought to the court in an odd condition by pulling her hair by Dushaasan and was disrobed by him on instigated by Karn (2) Second, when she was in exile, in the forest, when Duryodhan sent Durvaasaa Rishi with his 10,000 disciples to have food with Paandav. He sent them at such a time when Draupadee couldn't feed them. Krishn helped her by eating a leaf and satisfying the whole world by it. (3) Third also when she was in exile, in the forest, by Jayadrath. When he saw her he tried to lure her. Arjun fought with Jayadrath and brought Draupadee back, although later Draupadee freed Jayadrath by leaving his head with five Chottee in remebrance of five Paandav. (4) In her Agyaatvaas period in Viraat's court, Keechak humiliated her. She requested Bheem to intervene and kill him. Then Bheem killed him. (5) And in the last Ashwatthaamaa killed her all sons in sleep. Who Took Revenge of Their Father's or Forefathers' Killings? (1) The first name comes to our mind, is of Janamejaya, the son of Pareekshit. He took revenge of his father's killing by performing Sarp Yagya, in which he intended to burn all Sarp (snakes) including Takshak who bit his father Pareekshit and killed him. Besides Takshak bribed that Braahman who wanted to come to Pareekshit to make him alive again after Takshak had bitten him, and sent him away. If that Braahman had come, perhaps his father would not have died like this. He did perform the Yagya, and Takshak was about to come that Rishi Aasteek saved him and the remaining Naag and Sarp. (2) The second name is of Maharshi Paraashar. Paraashar was the grandson of Maharshi Vashishth, and son of his eldest son Shakti. A Raakshas Kinkar entered King Kalmaashpaad's body and ate him. Paraashar was born after his father died. When he heard this he wanted to destroy the whole world. Vashishth Jee then tried to calm him down by telling Maharshi Aurv's story. Although he calmed down still he killed many Raakshas. (3) The third name is of Maharshi Aurv. He was born tearing his mother's thigh. When he was in his mother's thigh, Kshatriya attacked Brrahman and killed them for money. Their widows, many of them were pregnant at that time, ran away here and there for protection, but there was none to protect them. Aurv's mother was also running. In the meantime the child came out of the thigh and because of his fiery look the Kshatriya who were following his mother went blind. They resolved to go to the same woman and ask for her forgiveness and their eyesight. They did that, but the woman said - "I did not take your eyesight. This child has taken it, ask the forgiveness from him." They did that and they got their eyesight back. After getting their eyesight back they went away, but Aurv got very angry. He vowed to destroy the whole world. So he performed severe penance. Learning his intentions all celestials, Pitar etc came to him and tried to calm him down, but he said - "I got angry when I was in my mother's thigh, when she was running away from Kshatriya, even other women who were also pregnant were running away, and nobody was there to protect them. I heard their cries and got angry. I cannot obey your command. But since you always think about the good of the world, tell me what should I do?" They said - "You throw your anger in the waters." So he threw his anger in the sea where it grew as a horse mouth conversant with Ved. Still he killed many Raakshas. (4) Another name which we are forgetting here is of Parashuraam. The King Arjun (Sahastrabaahu) of Haihaya Vansh killed his father Jamadagni. As he knew this he vowed to make the whole Prithvi empty from Kshatriya. He did this 21 times. It is said that when he finished his killings, five huge tanks were filled with their blood. (5) Yet another name is of that Rishi's son in whose father's neck Pareekshit put the dead snake; and when he came to know abut this he cursed Pareekshit - "You will die by the bite of Takshak Naag on the 7th day from today." When the Rishi came to know about this, he became very angry at him and said - "You should not have cursed the King, because he is like father to the country." But by then he could not bring his curse reverse; and Pareekshit had to die. Although this revenge was not of killing his father, but for insult. Who Created Another Indra? (1) Vishwaamitra (2) Baalkhilyaadi Rishi
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by Sushma Gupta
On 5/27/04
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Modified on 02/20/08