Thursday, September 18, 2025

Why Draupadi’s Five Sons Were Killed: A Story Leading Back to King Harishchandra

Draupadi’s five sons — the Upapandavas — died at the hands of Ashwatthama during the Kurukshetra war. They never married, never grew old.

Rishi Jaimini raised the question: why did such a fate befall them?

The answer, preserved in the Markandeya Purana, goes back far before the Mahabharata — to the life of King Harishchandra, who placed truth above all.

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