Identifier: hindumythologyve00wilk (find matches)
Title: Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Wilkins, William Joseph, 1843-1902
Subjects: Mythology, Hindu Legends, Hindu
Publisher: Calcutta, Thacker, Spink & co. London, W. Thacker & co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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w < The Demigods of the MahabhArata. 349 informed them that Draupadi, the daughter of Drupada, King ofPanchala, was destined to be their common wife. This girl, in aformer birth, was the daughter of a sage, and had performed amost severe penance in order that she might have a husband.Siva was pleased with her devotion, and said: You shall havefive husbands ; for five times you said, Give me a husband. When the brothers returned from Draupadis Svayambara (atournament, in which the princess chose for herself a husband),Arjuna having been selected from amongst many suitors on ac-count of his skill in archery, their mother, hearing their footsteps,and, fancying they were bringing alms, said, Divide it amongstyourselves. The word of a mother could not be set aside, soVyasa showed them that it was appointed that Draupadi shouldbe the wife of each. At this tournament Arjuna displayedhis great skill in the use of the bow, by piercing a fishthat was suspended in the ai

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