THE FIVEFOLD MARRIAGE

After Drupada accepted the marriage of Draupadi with the Pandavas, priests were called, Vedic hymns were chanted, and the sacred fires were prepared. The marriage was conducted according to traditions.

Draupadi was married to the five Pandavas sequentially according to proper rituals over consecutive days; she was first married to Yudhishthira, then Bhima, then Arjuna, then Nakula, and finally Sahadeva.

The priests blessed Draupadi, saying that she would regain her maiden purity each day.

Rules were then established to maintain harmony among the brothers. The rule was that Draupadi would stay with one Pandava for a year and during that time, no other brother should enter her private chamber.

If any brother entered the chamber of Draupadi when she was with another brother, then he would have to undergo exile for 12 years.

King Drupada gifted the Pandavas a hundred chariots adorned with gold, and each chariot was drawn by four horses.

Having completed the wedding, the Pandavas dwelt happily in the city of the King of Panchala.

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