Sloka: ( Kshoneepathe )

 

Saddened after hearing the decision of King Yudhishtira and his brothers, the doe-eyed daughter of King Drupada went to Krishna displaying her long loose tresses that were a reminder of the ignominy she suffered at the hands of her enemies and spoke thus. 

 

 

Draupadi: ( Paripahi )

 

Please protect me O God, 

Save me, save me, my dear Krishna;

To end my woes I bow at your 

lotus feet, you Supreme Being

 

To carry the message from my husbands

why are you in a hurry to leave?

The sad tale that I have to tell,

kindly hear that too, O Lord

 

Long ago in that chamber full of men

when the evil acts of that foul-mouthed 

Dussasana caused me much sorrow,

O Omniscient, you were the one who saved me.

 

O Destroyer of woes, O Lord, please listen

O Kesava, before you proceed

please see my tresses that have been 

undone by that heartless fiend who is my foe.