What Happens During Draupadi’s Disrobing? A Full Summary

Draupadi’s disrobing (vastraharan) is one of the most pivotal incidents in the Mahabharata. It is the event that launches the Mahabharata story into the woods, stripping the Pandavas of all their wealth and status.

It is also the one episode that sows the first seeds of the Mahabharata war. From the point of Draupadi’s disrobing, there really is no doubt in many of the characters’ minds that a war will need to be fought – if for nothing else, for retribution alone.

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