Draupadi Again Insulted
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Draupadi Again Insulted
Most of the incognito year passes safely, though suffers while watching the Pandavas serve in low positions. , Virata's powerful commander and 's brother, becomes obsessed with , assaults her, and is protected by Virata's dependence on him. turns to , who kills in the dancing hall and then rescues her from 's followers. The key change is that is freed from , but the violence makes everyone in Virata afraid of her unseen Gandharva husbands.
This guide follows Krishna Dharma's retelling as the source of truth. This panel notes broad edition-level framing or compression that helps a reader orient themselves.
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The year passes in service
The Pandavas settle into their roles in Virata, sharing what they gain and watching carefully over . serves faithfully, but suffers at seeing her husbands and herself in menial positions.
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defeats
During a festival wrestling contest, Virata orders Vallabha to fight the champion . defeats him and then overpowers animals for the crowd, still without being recognized.
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sees
After eleven months, sees in the palace and is overcome by desire. He asks his sister about her and immediately addresses himself.
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warns
tries to entice with wealth and status, but she rejects him and warns that she is protected by five powerful Gandharva husbands. ignores the warning and asks to help him reach her.
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sends away
sends to 's house for wine despite 's fear. prays for protection, and assigns an invisible Raksasa to guard her.
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assaults
seizes , pursues her into Virata's court, and kicks her down before the king. The invisible protector strikes , while and are present in disguise.
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restrains
is ready to kill at once, but restrains him to preserve the disguise. rebukes Virata and the court, and Virata refuses to judge because he claims not to know the whole quarrel.
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seeks
After telling what happened, bathes and decides she cannot endure while lives. That night she goes silently to 's quarters.
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pours out her grief
tells of the court insult, her earlier humiliations, and the pain of seeing the Pandavas live as servants. consoles her and says less than a month remains of exile.
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sets the trap
says must die without delay, and agrees. He tells her to lure to the empty dancing hall after sunset, where will wait for him.
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lures
At dawn boasts that he is the real power in Virata and again presses . Hiding her disgust, she tells him to meet her secretly in the dancing hall that night.
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kills
hides in the dark hall and confronts when he arrives. After a fierce wrestling battle, crushes and kills him, then tells that anyone who tries to harm her will meet the same end.
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is blamed on Gandharvas
sends guards to find 's body, and the soldiers conclude that her Gandharva husbands killed him. 's followers decide to burn with his corpse and obtain Virata's permission.
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rescues again
As 's followers carry the bound to the crematorium, she calls out the Pandavas' secret names. reaches the cremation ground unseen, kills the sutas with an uprooted tree, and sends back unharmed.
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Virata fears the Gandharvas
The people report the deaths to Virata, who is afraid that 's unseen protectors may destroy the city. Through he asks to leave, but she asks to remain only two more weeks and is released from her duties.