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Draupadi —
Immanent and transcendent God, Lord
of our senses, in you is everything
established.
THE MAHABHARATA
 
Drau
o you, Krishna, I spadi —
 
Immanent and transcendent God, Lord
of our senses, in you is everything
established. To you, Krishna, I sp
eak my

grief out of our friendship.
 

 
'कथं नु भार्या पार्थानां तव कृष्ण सखी विभो ।

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भगिनी सभां कृष्येत मादृशी ॥
 

 
" Lord, how can one like me, the wife

of the Pandavas, a friend of yours,

Krishna, and the sister of Dhrishtadyumna,

be dragged into the assembly?
 

 
'दासीभावेन मां भोक्तुमीषुस्ते मधुसूदन ॥
 

"Krishna, they wanted to enjoy me,

keeping me as a servant !
 

 
'शाश्वतोऽयं धर्मपथस्सद्भिराचरितस्सदा ।

यद् भार्यायां परिरक्षन्ति भर्तारोऽल्पबला अपि ॥

"That husbands, even of little strength,

protect their wives, is the eternal way

of Dharma followed by good men.
 

 
' नन्विमे शरणं प्राप्तं न त्यजन्ति कदाचन ।

ते मां शरणमापन्नां नान्वपद्यन्त पाण्डवाः ॥