In the Mahabharata, Why Did Draupadi Marry Five Pandavas?

Why did Draupadi marry five Pandavas when it was Arjuna alone who won her? In the Mahabharata, Draupadi’s marriage is considered one of the pivotal episodes, and it ends up becoming a cross that she alone among women of her generation is asked to carry.

Though it was common at the time for men – especially powerful men – to take multiple wives, it rarely happened that a woman took more than one husband.

All in all, three reasons exist as to why Draupadi married five Pandavas:

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