After the completion of the yajna (sacrificial fire), the sages Yaja and Upayaja invited Prishati to consume the sacrificial offering. However, Prishati, who was chewing saffron paste, refused and asked them to wait until she had bathed and washed her mouth.
Seeing Prishati abruptly leave the yajna, Sage Yaja fumed with anger and poured the entire sacrificial offering into the fire. The flames blazed brightly, as if something were emerging from them.
A young man, clad in radiant armor and holding weapons in his hands, emerged from the fire. A divine celestial voice proclaimed that he was born to slay Dronacharya, and the Brahmanas named him Dhrishtadyumna, meaning “bold with glory.”
Soon after, a stunningly beautiful young maiden arose from the fire, and a divine celestial voice proclaimed that she would be the cause of the destruction of adharma and the Kauravas.
The young maiden was named Krishna, because of her dark complexion. She was also known as Panchali (princess of Panchala) and Draupadi (daughter of Drupada).