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Mayuri (wife of Duryodhana)
| Mayuri | |
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| File:The another spouse of Duryodhan, described to the fairest of all.jpg An illustration of Mayuri | |
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| Affiliation | Kuru Queen |
| Family | Chitrangada (father), Vaishali (mother), Matrasena (brother), Shweta, Lata, Mridula (sisters) |
| Spouse | Duryodhana |
| Children | Lakshmanaa and Laxman Kumara |
| Home | Kalinga (by birth), Hastinapura (By marriage) |
Mayuri also known as Mayurī is the wife of Duryodhana and mother of Laxman Kumara and Lakshmanaa in folklores. She is one of the antagonists of the epic Mahabharata and she is the daughter in law of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. She is a good friend of Vrushali, Karna's wife.
Mayuri is a prominent character in the epic Mahabharata. She is known basically as the wife of Duryodhana. She is the only one who is a mother Laxman Kumara and his sister Lakshmanaa. In the Mahabharata, Duryodhana's wife is mentioned four or five times, the complexion of beauty, and she was a Maharani of Hastinapura, capital of the Kuru Kingdom.
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She is mentioned in the Shanti Parva about her marriage and kidnappings and in Stri Parva Mayuri lose Duryodhana, as Mayuri was the wife of Duryodhana. After the death of Duryodhana, Mayuri committed Sati.
Marriage of Duryodhana and Mayuri
Story
King Chitrangada had held a Swayamvara in which warriors like Duryodhana, Karna, Veerasena, Ashwayudha, and many other warriors were invited. The princes began to laugh at Duryodhana and thought that Princess Mayuri will only put the garland on them. The princess came with a beautiful garland in her hand and was choosing a man who will be suitable for her but when she came to Duryodhana, she refused to marry him. Duryodhana refused to accept her rejection and forcefully held her hands and put the garland in his neck and kidnapped her. All the prince's were about to attack him but Karna said to Duryodhana that I'll handle these warriors and so on, after defeating the princes, Karna and Duryodhana came on the chariot and took Princess Mayuri to Hastinapura and the poor princess accepted to marry Duryodhana. Their marriage was celebrated with Peace and Harmony.
In the Mahabharata
She was described by her mother-in-law Gandhari,Duryodhana loved his wife Mayuri so much. Laxman Kumara's main mother is considered as Mayuri. Gandhari describes her daughter in law to Krishna,
Behold, the beloved wife of Duryodhana and mother of Lakshmanaa and Laxman Kumara, the Queen of Hastinapura, the woman who was with her friend, Vrushali, who is the beautiful princess of Kalinga, The Daughter of Chitrangada and Vaishali, the woman who was sorrowing for her husband, Duryodhana, the woman who committed Sati and who mourned for her husband and son who died during the war, Mayuri fell on her heroic spouse, Duryodhana's breast, the king of Hastinapura
— Gandhari, Translated By Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Lakshmanaa's Swayamvara
At the time of Lakshmanā's marriage, her father Duryodhana held a Swayamvara and invited many princes. Samba heard this and wanted to marry Lakshmanā. Duryodhana eventually invited him also. Lakshmanaa came with a beautiful garland in her hand and came to choose her husband, but when she saw Samba he kidnapped her from her Svayamvara.
Her beauty was immense for Duryodhana and so he had kidnapped her. Karna also was with Duryodhana but as he died, she had commited sati and so Lakshmanaa, their daughter, too commited sati as her husband, Samba, was dead. In Kerala, Mayuri is given the title "Mayureshwari" for Mayuri is worshipped with Duryodhana. In the Yakshagana plays, Duryodhana is played and is further referred to some extent as Kondadakuli.
Duryodhan's love
She was a very beautiful girl who a played a role in Duryodhana's life. Karna and Shakuni chose her as a wife of Duryodhana. She had a love on Arjuna but for her father's wish, she didn't marry him and married Duryodhan, the main antagonist of the hindu epic Mahabharata. Mayuri remained silent after the death of Duryodhana, her spouse. But, she cursed Bhima for killing their husband. She was very concern about him till his death. Mayuri, still didn't forget about his memories when Duryodhana was dead peacefully. Mayuri's maids told her about the death of her husband, which was shocking for them. Draupadi consoled Gandhari when Duryodhana died.
Blessing Lakshmanaa and Laxman Kumar
She blessed her son for the Kurukshetra War but he was killed by Abhimanyu, the son of Pandava prince Arjuna and Yadava princess, Subhadra. With the death of her husband, Mayuri mourned for her husband and her son while her daughter was kidnapped in front of Duryodhana which made him angry.
Because of this problem, Duryodhana's wife Mayuri suffered. Kunti consoles her. Mayuri still think for Duryodhana, the love of her life. She was a heart for him (Duryodhana), she had immense and more love for him, some folktales describe that Mayuri, without the recongize for her husband, married Arjuna and became his wife. Some folklores also describe Mayuri, did not marry Arjuna as she was concerned for his death.