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**zlZ95pjt** · 06-05-2012, 01:50 AM

I don't deny that such slokas appear in some rescensions. What I am stating is, the critical edition of BORI examines various rescensions of the MBH obtained from different parts of India, and this tale with all it's variations has been thoroughly examined and rejected as an interpolation.

In fact this "disrobing of Draupadi" is a very prevalent misconception, yet will not stand even the basic tests. The critical edition additionally removes a few much cleverer, although not as popular, interpolations than this one. I remember reading additional reasons for rejecting it than the ones I cited above, but that tale is not what I want to focus on in this thread. Obviously that tale had attained great popularity in retellings in regional languages and Sanskrit & gained ascendance once Krishna worship gained strength.

But if we are to accept each and every sloka without critical evaluation or comparison with other rescensions, we may not be able to perceive the underlying truths in the text, as the contradictions would be quite overwhelming.

06-05-2012, 01:50 AM	#19
zlZ95pjt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	I don't deny that such slokas appear in some rescensions. What I am stating is, the critical edition of BORI examines various rescensions of the MBH obtained from different parts of India, and this tale with all it's variations has been thoroughly examined and rejected as an interpolation. In fact this "disrobing of Draupadi" is a very prevalent misconception, yet will not stand even the basic tests. The critical edition additionally removes a few much cleverer, although not as popular, interpolations than this one. I remember reading additional reasons for rejecting it than the ones I cited above, but that tale is not what I want to focus on in this thread. Obviously that tale had attained great popularity in retellings in regional languages and Sanskrit & gained ascendance once Krishna worship gained strength. But if we are to accept each and every sloka without critical evaluation or comparison with other rescensions, we may not be able to perceive the underlying truths in the text, as the contradictions would be quite overwhelming.
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