Draupadi
by Parag Pendharkar
Title
Draupadi
Artist
Parag Pendharkar
Medium
Digital Art - Digital
Description
Drupada intended to wed his daughter to Arjuna. Upon hearing of the Pandavas' supposed death at Varnavata, he set up a Swayamvara contest for Draupadi to choose her husband from the competitive contest. The test was to lift and string a bow, and fire arrows to pierce the eye of a golden fish only by looking at its reflection in the water. At the Swayamvara, almost all the assorted monarchs were unable to complete the challenge.
At the end, Arjuna succeeds in task, dressed as a Brahmin. As the other attendees, including the Kauravas, protest at a Brahmin winning the competition and attack, Arjuna and Bhima protect Draupadi and are able to retreat. When Draupadi arrives with the five Pandavas to meet Kunti, they inform her that Arjuna won alms, to which Kunti says, "Share the alms equally". This motherly command leads the five brothers to become the five husbands of Draupadi.
This painting depicts the conflicts in Draupadi's mind upon hearing that she will have to marry 5 sons and not only the man who won Matsyabheda.
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March 4th, 2020
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