Why Was Draupadi Considered Beautiful Despite Being Dark Skinned?

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Beauty, wits, values and personality can be a head turning package in a person and anyone would like to be associated with a beauty of this kind. Read about Draupadi who was considered beautiful due to all the above reasons.

Pandavas of Mahabharata were the lucky husbands of this cherished woman who changed the entire course of history and wrecked destruction just because she was slighted.

Draupadi was a rare gem who was committed to all five of the Pandavas equally and accepted to marry all of them, just because Kunti told her so.

She had of fiercely independent spirit but at the same time, docile and gentle with elders in the family. Her self-esteem towered over all else and she lived for upholding her dignity and pride.

She was a kshatriyaani or a kshatriya woman bred to the bones with kshatra or valour. She won all her challenges that life threw at her, the final one being the Mahabharata war that happened at the end.

Probably that was her only undoing. She was the ideal woman for the times of Mahabharata and was charm incarnate. She was married to pancha pandavas and hence was called Panchali.

But a more appropriately speaking, she was the daughter of the king of Panchala. Hence she was called Panchali.

Draupadi was of exceptional charm and beauty whose celestial beauty had captured Pandavas' hearts. Pandava brothers had true love towards her.

They looked after every need of Draupadi and materialized all her ambitions and wiped her tears of insult effectively. Even when they had to leave for heaven, they wanted Draupadi to accompany them.

Draupadi was not just a charmer. She had brains, wit, values, and a lofty personality that was beyond compare. It is just unfair to classify her as just a beauty. Her other plus points added dimensions to her physical charms.

Draupadis Complexion: Draupadis original name was yagnyaseni and Krishna. Yagnaseni meant that she was a woman born out of fire.

She was krishna because she was a dusky damsel. She was a bit dark in comparison with the beauty standards at those times.

However, her features were far too beautiful to be described and dark complexion never interfered with her overall appearance. Clear and glowing skinned, she was an ideal beauty who was second to none.

She Used To Emit A Heady Fragrance: Draupadi had a natural intoxicating fragrance which could be tracked from a distance. This fragrance was so calming that people who would come into contact with her, would forget their pains and cares.

These kinds of women were referred to as Yojanagandhi which meant "the one whose fragrance is felt from the distance of a yojana. Yojana is a unit of measurement of distance.

Origin Of Draupadi: Draupadi was a product of homagni and hence pure to the core. She had fire in her because she was born out of fire.

Drupada was the father of Draupadi who brought her up with all parental concern and care. Since she had a divine origin, she had perfectly proportioned body since her birth.

When everyone had a look at the baby, they were stunned. But she was intellectually gifted and strong as a woman.

Her Feelings Were Expressed Through Her Body: Draupadi's mind was perfectly in sync with her body. She was as soft as a petal when she was calm and in good mood.

Her feelings were expressed through her body as they were aligned beautifully. When she got in to a rage, her muscles and veins would toughen like a warrior.

She was a good warrior on the battle front and she would fight like a man. Her feelings could be known from the changes in her body.

She Recovered Her Virginity Every Year: She was forever a virgin as she used to enter the fire every year and came back pure and as a perfect virgin.

This procedure was done after she completed one year of living with one husband and before she had to go the other husband to stay for the entire next year.

Draupadi is worshipped as one of the panchakanyas. In her previous birth she was a Rishiputri who had remained unmarried for a long time.

So to get a good husband, she had penanced for a long time. When God finally appeared before her, she accidentally asked "give me a husband" for five times.

This was the reason why she was granted five husbands. She was born as Draupadi in her next birth. She was a proof that It is not the glitter that matters. It is the gold that matters.