Why was Dushhasan not thrown or punished by Draupadi

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Dussasan did what he was asked to do,by his brother Duryodhan.

Duryodhana, hearing this, said,–‘O Dussasana, this son of my Suta, of little intelligence, feareth Vrikodara. Therefore, go thou thyself and forcibly bring hither the daughter of Yajnasena, Our enemies at present are dependent on our will. What can they do thee?’

 

LXVI Sabha Parva

So Dussasan was acting according to his brother’s word and assurance that he should not fear Pandavas who are now slaves.

Hearing the command of his brother, prince Dussasana rose with blood-red eyes, and entering the abode of those great warriors, spake these words unto the princess, ‘Come, come, O Krishna, princess of Panchala, thou hast been won by us. And Othou of eyes large as lotus leaves, come now and accept the Kurus for thy lords. Thou hast been won virtuously, come to the assembly.’

 

Here Dussasan dared to speak in such a way to his sister- in -law because he considered her a slave.

Why did he touch Draupadi without her permission?

He was the master who was entitled to touch the slave Draupadi won by him . No permission needed. That was .the reason for Dussasana’s outlandish behaviour.

Draupadi was bewildered.

Till then she was the empress but at that moment she was ill treated by the cousin of her husbands. She ran to save herself in vain.

At these words, Draupadi, rising up in great affliction, rubbed her pale face with her hands, and distressed she ran to the place where the ladies of Dhritarashtra’s household were. At this, Dussasana roaring in anger, ran after her and seized the queen by her locks, so long and blue and wavy.

 

LXVI Sabha Parva

Before Draupadi could reach the Royal palace ( She was away from them because she was in her season) she was seized by Dussasana and dragged to the assembly with brutal force.

Why didn’t she punish him?

First and foremost she was in shock,on seeing Dussasan behave so rudely with her.

Then she wanted to save herself with the help of royal ladies but could not do so.

Then she was dragged all the way to Dice hall.

All this happened in such a way that she could not even think and act .. Biggest problem was that her culprit was the cousin of her husbands,a Kuruvamshi…Draupadi did not expect such attitude from Dussasana.

Curses won’t be given as and when an offence was done. The story of Dharmavyadha in Vanaparva teaches this moral.

Draupadi left the task to punish her offenders to her husbands. Arjun and Bhima has to do the part otherwise they will be laughed at.

Panchali overlooked Dussasan at that moment and just looked at her husbands.

And casting a glance upon her enraged lords–the Pandavas–who were filled with terrible wrath, she inflamed them further with that glance of hers. And they were not so distressed at having been robbed of their kingdom, of their wealth, of their costliest gems, as with that glance of Krishna moved by modesty and anger.

 

LXVI Sabha Parva

Panchali’s one glacé at her husbands wrote the destiny of Dussasan and her other culprits and also those who tolerated the injustice and kept silent. She need not curse or punish Dussasan. He dug his own grave by touching Yajnaseni Draupadi.The punishment was not accorded on the spot but the culprits met with their fate,after thirteen years.

 

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