Draupadi's humiliation from "summary" of Mahabharat Ki Kahaniyan by Harish Sharma
Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, faced a grave humiliation in the royal court of Hastinapur. The Kauravas, led by Duryodhana, plotted to embarrass and degrade her in front of all the courtiers. Duryodhana commanded his brother Dushasana to disrobe Draupadi in public, a heinous act that shook the moral fabric of the society. As Dushasana tried to strip Draupadi of her saree, she prayed to Lord Krishna for help. Miraculously, her saree kept extending, thus preventing her from being fully undressed. Despite her desperate pleas and cries for justice, none of the courtiers came to her rescue. The elders present in the court remained silent, paralyzed by fear or indifference. Draupadi's humiliation symbolizes the degradation of women and the moral bankr...
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