“Oh Krishna, if only you were here!” thought Draupadi. “Draupadi, the daughter of King Drupada of Panchala, the sister of the brave Drishtadyumna, your favorite Sakhi, your friend, the wife of the five Pandavas, would not have been humiliated so.”
“You would never have allowed Yudhishtira to place me, his wife, as a wager in the game of dice.”
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Image courtesy: Google images search for ‘Draupadi’
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This post is an imagining of what would have passed Draupadi’s mind when the Kauravas summoned her to the court after the game of dice and informed her that since Yudhishtira had lost her as a wager, she was now the slave of the Kauravas and they could do with her as they pleased. And if one goes by popular legend, Krishna heard her thoughts, and he miraculously helped her when Duhshasana tried to disrobe her in the court, in full view of everyone present.
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Now, I will answer a question that many of us might have regarding this incident, why was Krishna not with the Pandavas during the game of dice.
Sometime earlier Krishna had killed Sishupala, his own cousin and foe, as part of his purpose as an avatar of Vishnu. Enraged by this, Salwa attacked Dwaraka to extract revenge for Sishupala’s death. Krishna therefore was busy fighting the armies of Salwa when Yudhishtira was invited for the game of dice by the Kauravas.
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This post has been written as a part of Write Tribe’s 100 words on a Saturday – 5 prompt which is put up every alternate Saturday.
Mahabore's Mumblings 
That’s great Jairam…you can do miracles with any prompt 🙂
Cool!
@Kajal, thank you, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
It is an interesting interpretation on what goes inside the mind of a human being. A beautiful take:)
@Vishal, thank you 🙂
A great take on the prompt Jairam. Enjoyed reading it.
@Paddy, thank you dude
I am sure Draupadi must have uttered these words. Beautiful take on the prompt and your knowledge on mythology is great.
@Kalpana, my interest in Indian mythology is high and I have to do quite a bit of reading to ensure that these posts are as correct as they can be 🙂
Never knew about that part of story.
@Praveen, haven’t you ever wondered where Krishna was when the game of dice was played ? 😀
No, not until now. Mahabharat is so complex, one needs time to explore it.
Have you read ‘The Pregnant King’? the story is credibly embedded alongside Mahabharata. So There can be many possibilities.
@Praveen, that book has been on my shelf for quite a while now, have to get around to reading it sometime soon 🙂
is this part of story true?? or is it your interpretation.??
@ashreyamom, no, this is not my interpretation. This is the reason mentioned by a lot of versions of Mahabharata as to why Krishna was not present at the game of dice. I am not an expert in this epic to interpret it myself 🙂
Loved reading your take on this prompt! 🙂 Found it very interesting.
@greenboochi, thank you and keep coming back for more posts related to mythology and the Mahabharata…
I would love to 🙂 Your post has kindled enough interest that I am planning to read the epics!
@greenboochi, that is good, if I have inspired you to read these epics, then I consider myself blessed and lucky 🙂
I had that question in mind. Thanks for clarifying it. Good one. 🙂
@Rekha, my pleasure 🙂
Wonderfully interpreted Jairam.
Nothing more to add than the fact that with each snippet I am becoming a fan of your stories….
@Bhavya, thank you so much 🙂 keep coming back for more
You know I do that… I covered all your posts for the WT Festival of words in one go! 😀
@Bhavya, thank you, your enthusiasm motivates me to write more and write better 🙂
Hi Jairam,
From Mahabore to Mahabharath 😀
That was a nice one 🙂
And your articles at Parentous are really good and enjoyable.
I am really interested in the epics, and I am sure, The Mahabharatha offers many angles of interpretation.
Looking forward to more such articles.
Cheers !!
@Sreeja, welcome to the blog, and trust me you have started reading the blog at a good time. The next few weeks are going to be post related to the Mahabharata in one way or the other 🙂
Hehe 🙂 thats great ;)But I have been reading the blog for some days now, but haven’t been able to comment on any due to some ‘firewall mama’ interrupting me all the time 😀 😀
shall surely visit everyday for updates 🙂
( btw, we share the Thrissur part of the geography 🙂 )
@Sreeja, I think the firewall issue is resolved now given that you have managed to post 2 comments successfully 🙂 and it is good to know that someone from Thrissur is reading my blog 🙂
Your posts always have something new to teach me. Thank you 🙂
@Ashwini, am so humbled that you consider my posts worthy of learning from, thanks for the kind words 🙂
Nice take on the prompt 🙂
@Vaisakh, thank you so much 🙂
Your imagination helps bring almost a vivid scene of that moment…and I support it completely…Nice take on the prompt
@Shelly, thank you so much
Yes ,even I had this doubt. Thank you for clearing it. What an amazing way to use the prompt. 🙂
@Jyothi, glad to know that your question was answered 🙂
Hello Jairam,
Who knows Draupadi must have really mumbled those words. By the way thanks for telling us where Krishna was when the game of dice was going on. But then if Krishna was there am sure the story would have taken a different turn.
@Geeta, yes, that is one question that a lot of us have but have never bothered to figure out the answer…
I only know Mahabharata through Doordarshan. So, candidly speaking I could never relate to your posts or probably never tried too…goes over the head. However, somehow I could relate to this one. All I can say is I liked the way you used the prompt.
@Jini, do read my posts related to mythology and you might just develop an interest in them 🙂
I have read both these stories separately. Never thought they could have such a connection. wow..will surely hang around for more. 🙂 and yes…never thought why krishna was not there during the game
interesting…
@Preethi, now you can connect both these stories 😉
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