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19) DRAUPADI
HAD TO Marry FIUE MEN
time of suffering its consequences. O soul ! You merrily committ sins and therefore cannot get rid of them merely by crying. You have to suffer the consequences also. Dhandhanmuni wandered for six months but he did not obtain food by his own fate. One day Krishnaji saluted Dhandhanmuni. Seeing this, one big hearted person offered him food and accepting it, he went near Lord Neminath.
He told Dhandhanmuni, “O Dhandhan! As Krishnaji was your devotee and he bowed before you, you obtained food. Thus, you received food due to him & not on your own. Your pledge is still incompleted” Hearing this, he went to dispose that food. While doing so, he was deeply involved in meditation & attained kevalgyan. As he did not confess & atone for the sin committed in the previous birth, he had to suffer heavily. Hence, all of you readers should confess without fail.
Sukumarika sadhviji was meditating in the sunlight, in the month vaishakh, in the woods. At the same time five men came there with a prostitute. They touched various parts of her body and behaved sensually. Passionate people ignore all the limits & shame. Sadhviji saw this scene and lost her senses.
She determined that, “As a result of all my dévotion, fastings & worship, I should have five husbands in next birth.“She didn't confess for this thought. After death, Sukumarika took birth as the daughter of King Drupad and was named after him as Draupadi. A ceremony was organized for selecting her husband by the bride herself. In the marriage ceremony, according to the condition, Arjuna hit the Radhaved target. Hence, Draupadi offered a garland and accepted him as her husband. Surprisingly, at the same time,
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