Havan, Mahabharat Event 2022

Modern Mythology: Draupadi

weekends: lipstick the colour of liberation, eyeliner dark as the moonless sky. her skin is a canvas for disco lights, her hands are flint against your heart.

she will ignite a fire in you.

I am back again with my Panchali obsession :')

The first Panchali artwork felt a bit haphazard to me so I became pretty guilty that everyone liked it so much and that I could've refined it more, so here comes another one. I do not make any promises, so a couple of months down the lane you'll probably see me post yet another version of Panchali while putting the same caption.

I may or may not disappear yet again;-;

And yes, I do mean all of them. What is the point of Shiva giving Nalayini five men to fulfill her ache for the perfect husband if they’re not all appealing to different aspects of her? Like, fine, if you want her and Arjuna to be MFEO, that can be the Love At First Sight part of her life. But he’s… gone for twelve years, and then gone again for months. Arjuna might be the Love of Her Life, but his brothers are the ones with whom she’s setting up a household for years and years. Please please don’t exclude them from her romantic and sexual life. What an awful fate for Panchali, to live with men she doesn’t want for a full 80% of her marital life and adult existence.

Just. no. nope. boring. pass.

Instead

Draupadi and Yudhishtira seamlessly transitioning from debates to making out back to debates;

Bheema lavishing all the care of his too-tender heart on his Princess, his rib-crushing hands so careful on her body;

Arjuna and Krishnaa travelling to Dwaraka without an entourage, falling back in love after his long absence;

Nakula teaching Yajnaseni to be comfortable on a horse, stroking her ankles as he helps her mount and dismount;

Sahadeva holding Panchali as she comes apart in his arms, because he knows what it is, to be the younger twin, to be the youngest sibling, to feel burdened by love

Hell, gimme Draupadi/Subhadra while you’re at it, two of Krishna’s favourite girls using their mutual adoration of him to find their way into loving each other.

Her eyes were black, and large as lotus-petals, her complexion was dark, and her locks were blue and curly. Her nails were beautifully convex, and bright as burnished copper; her eye-brows were fair, and bosom was deep.

Indeed, she resembled the veritable daughter of a celestial born among men.

KMG Mahabharat | Book 1: Adi Parva | Chaitraratha Parva | SECTION CLXIX

In Matsya, Virat frequently made Bheem (then disguised) wrestle with his men for the entertainment of the elites.

Because he knew that displaying his full strength may expose him and his family, the Pandava tended to feign defeat.

He would get injured, too.

But sometimes, Draupadi would also be present, watching from some balcony.

He won on those days.

Her pain, how she wiped away her silent tears, forced him to fight back.

Thank you so much for this wonderful event!

Hiii,

There is absolutely no need to apologize, my friend. Thank you for participating in the event and for your time.

A big thank you to everyone who helped make this event memorable. :)

'किया कौन-सा त्याग अनोखा, दिया राज यदि तुझको!

अरे, धन्य हो जायँ प्राण, तू ग्रहण करे यदि मुझको ।'

कर्ण और गल गया,' हाय, मुझ पर भी इतना स्नेह!

वीर बन्धु! हम हुए आज से एक प्राण, दो देह।

~

लेकिन, यह होगा नहीं, देवि ! तुम जाओ,

जैसे भी हो, सुत का सौभाग्य मनाओ,

दें छोड़ भले ही कभी कृष्ण अर्जुन को,

मैं नहीं छोड़ने वाला दुर्योधन को।

Duryodhan and Karna: DD Mahabharat 1988 | Star Bharat Mahabharat 2013 | Rashmirathi

@agnisuta​ | Havan 2022 | day 9: Kaurava

translations under the cut

Sect : Kauravas - •Vikarna•

विकर्ण was the third Kaurava, the son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, and the brother of Duryodhana. Vikarna is also referred to as the third-most reputable of the Kauravas.

He was the only Kaurava who opposed the humiliation of Draupadi, the wife of his cousins, the Pandavas, after Yudhisthira lost her liberty in a game of dice to Duryodhana.

❝ The sister-in-law's insult is an affront to the entire Kuru clan. If her questions are not answered, our line is doomed.❞

- Vikarna

Sect : Pandavas - •Yuyutsu•

Vaishyaputra Yuyutsu was a half-brother to the 100 Kuru brothers. When the trials of Gandhari were failing at producing a child, a fearful Dhritarashtra produced a child with a Vaishya daasi named Sugadha, and so was born Yuyutsu.

Possessing the ability to fight 60,000 warriors simultaneously, he was one of the Atirathis among the Kauravas. But, he chose to fight for the right, with the right, and hence, took part in the Kurukshetra war from the Pandavas’ side.

उदाहरण बन कर युयुत्सु ने, यह दिखला दिया है संसार को,

धर्म से बढ़कर कुछ भी नही, भले ही समक्ष परिवार हो ।

The face that launched a thousand ships,

A beauty so divine it drove the gods to madness

His eyes resemble daffodils, bright and alluring

Lips like the diagonal of a rose

But what is that I see?

Why has dew set upon the petals, o fairest of all?

Why, you ask? Why, I shall tell

Of what avail are these velvety palms, if they are to launch harm towards my brethren

Of what avail are these twinkling eyes, if they are to witness the spilling of the domestic red

Of what avail is this luscious mane, if they are to be matted under the metallic armour

Of what avail are these bee-stung lips, if they are to make utterances of mortal termination

Of what avail are these rugged arms, if they are to carry lifeless shells to their ultimate haven

Of what avail are these stallion legs, if they are to be sat idly atop a spent equestrian accessory

Of what avail, o Dear One, is this celestial form, if it is fated to be responsible for the disfigured in this realm

-destiny

for Havan, Day 8 , "Pandava"

Modern AU for Nakula, the most handsome of the Five

tagging event mod: @chaanv @agnisuta

and the ride or dies: @hindumyththoughts @ambidextrousarcher @kiriti-savyasachin

A-Z Desi Character Aesthetics: 

Chaahoge jab tum kareeb aayenge, Koi ishaara toh karo. Na chaahoge toh chale jaayenge, Koi ishaara toh karo.

Draupadi and Bheem

Aan haan dhoonde na ab koi, Aan haan main khoya tu khoyi.

Bheegi si bhaagi si, Mere baazuon mein samaaye. Jogi si jaagi si, Koi prem dhun woh sunaaye.

Draupadi and Arjun