Page 27 - Jain Jyotirdhar Chitra Darshan

[27] KAURAVA AND PANDAVA
(Gamble - Renouncement)

(1) Draupadi, in her previous birth, had offered a Jain Monk
bitter and poisonous gourd vegetable. (2)The Monk, in order to
protect lives of living organisms from eating and dying, ate it all
by himself and died and attained the heavenly birth. (3) Killing
of the monk resulted in Draupadi’s roaming (taking birth after
birth) in the world for infinite times. She was deserted twice by
her two husbands, because her body was like a flame of fire.
(4) She renounced world and did penance in the scorching
heat. At that time she saw a prostitute enjoying with 5 men. She
desired strongly to have 5 men in her next birth. As a result of
her severe penance, her wishes came true in the next birth of
Draupadi and she got five husbands. (5) Draupadi even though
put a garland around Arjun, but appeared as if put around 5
Pandavas. Naradji conveyed and told about her Niyana in her
earlier birth. (6) Duryodhan was mocked by the Pandavas,
when he lifted his Cloths, because he thought there was water
but actually it is crystal marble. (7) Pandavas lost kingdom and
even Draupadi in gamble while Duryodhan won. (8) Amidst the
full of courtroom, Draupadi was stripped off her saree by
Dushashan. (9) Kichak’s murder. (10) Deity intimated injured
Bhishma, on the battlefield, the time for him to depart the world.
(11) Naradji was not respected by Draupadi because of his vow
less life style. (12) As a result, upset Naradji got Draupadi
abducted by the king of Amar Kanka. (13) Krishna was enraged
when Pandavas did not send the boat and banished them out of
the kingdom. (14) Kunti, Draupadi and the Pandavas renounced
the world and became Jain Monks. (15) Due to severe
penance Draupadi went to heaven and the rest attained Moksha
at Sidhdhachal the holy hills of Jains.