The single hair dangling from the royal window is lifted up, carried far and dropped. Storm after storm rush towards Hastinapura. Eventually they decide to hang the hair from the window, perhaps hoping the wind will carry it away.Īnd the wind sees the strand of hair and decides to play a prank. They fear for what would happen when Draupadi awakens and sees what has happened.
The maids are terrified and look at one another, their eyes full of terror.
Her maids gently comb her hair as she sleeps.Īs they do so, a single hair from her golden tresses breaks off and comes lose. This article tries to understand an episode from it, on its own and in relation to Vyasa’s epic.ĭraupadi is having her siesta one beautiful afternoon in Hastinapura. The tribal Bheels have a Mahabharata version of their own, episodes of which are narrated or sung during their festivals, usually accompanied by music and sometimes with dance – a captivating version that never fails to thrill, one of the secrets of its allure being its truly enchanting folktale-like quality.
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