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Draupadi in the court of Hastinapura (Draupadi Vastrapaharanam) - Part 6

 With Bheems pledge, Draupadi felt a little satisfied. But, she knows that her humiliation is far from over. She turned towards the wise men of the court again. Draupadi: Bhishma, I came in front of you from so long. But, I forget to convey my obedience to you so far. Please accept my obedience and look at me. Doesn't my appearance remind you of a women going through menstruation cycle? Doesn't my hair got completely untidy due to Dhushyasan dragging me by hair? Did you even notice those? Is it fair towards a women? Did you felt it fair when Yudhistor bet on me in this gambling game?  (Bhishma has absolutely no answer to these questions. But, they made him regain his consciousness and tried to talk.) Bhishma: Oh King! Draupadi is the daughter-in-law of our empire... (Dhuryodhana cut short Bhishma before he made his point) Dhuryodhan: She is no more the daughter-in-law of this empire. She is only a slave to me now. No one apart from King can talk over the words of prince. This ...

Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 11

Arjuna : Krishna, listening to what you are saying, I desire to see your true form. If you think that I am eligible to see your true form, please grant me the privilege. Krishna : Arjuna, you can’t see my true form with your ordinary vision. I am giving you a special vision with which you can see.  Here is all the living world that is inside me. You can see anything you want there. Sanjaya : After saying this, Krishna let Arjuna see his divine form. Arjuna watched the multiple faces, eyes, ornaments, weapons of Krishna, that spread in every direction. It is like the brightness of a thousand suns at a time. Wondering with immense happiness, Arjuna prayed to Krishna with folded hands. Arjuna : Krishna, I am seeing the immense form of you everywhere. I am not able to see the beginning and the end of it. I understood that you are the indestructible and preserver of good all the time. I am getting scared looking at your immense form. I am frightened looking at your faces with horns and ...