The Element of a Good Marriage: Fire, Draupadi, and Marital Relationships

This article discusses the marital relationship of Draupadi, the heroine of the Mahabharata, and her five husbands, the Pandava brothers, with a focus on Draupadi’s connection to fire. Using textual analysis, the article examines the epic’s portrayal of interactions between Draupadi and her husbands...

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Main Author: Ford, Jessica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2014
In: Religious studies and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-64
Further subjects:B women in Hinduism
B Mahābhārata
B Fire
B pativratā
B Draupadī
B Marriage
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