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Was Draupadi an incarnation of Goddess?
Draupadi was the incarnation of Shachi devi or Indrani(Queen of heaven). She was the partial incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. Mainly she was Shachi devi. So she married Arjun and the remaining pandavas because in past life all the Pandavas were the 5 Indras.
Why Draupadi suffered so much?
An old Buddhist story explains that Draupadi was the epitome of a lustful woman, who even cheated on her five handsome husbands with a hunchbacked dwarf. Jain stories recount the evil deeds she is said to have performed in the past that led to her suffering as well as her polyandry.
Who was Draupadi in Ramayana?
Draupadi (Sanskrit: द्रौपदी, romanized: draupadī, lit. ‘Daughter of Drupada’), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the heroine of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. She was the common wife of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva.
Is Sita’s Agni Pariksha related to her abandonment by Lord Rama?
If the texts from Padma Purana are to be believed, then there is no relation to Sita’s Agni Pariksha and her abandonment by Lord Rama. In fact, it suggests that Lord Rama knew about the Maya Sita.
How did Rama get married to Sita?
Rama, had to pass Shiva’s test of lifting and breaking a heavy bow, to win the right to marry Sita. Rama is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, while Sita is the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, hence, they were born to be together connected by a string of eternal love.
What is the story of Ravana and Sita?
Ravana disguised as a sage, came to abduct Sita; he didn’t know that Sita was an human incarnation of Goddess Laxmi, who already knew of his intentions. Knowing that both her husband and brother-in-law would not make it to save her on time, she repeatedly prayed to Lord Agni, the god of fire to immolate herself.
Why did Sita pray to Ganga in Ramayana?
In Ramayana, when the couple is first crossing the Ganga, Sita prays to Goddess Ganga to protect Sri Rama from all the hardships of forest life. When Ravana abducts her, she calls out to all these elements of the natural world to come and rescue her.