Which religion has this story???

Question

I once heard a story about a woman that was blessed that she would be protected, and then when this king of some sort, tried to un-clothe her in lust, the robe never ended, but kept coming and coming instead.

There was also a religious story about a woman that gave birth to a large ball. As the ball rolled out, it broke into several pieces and each piece turned into a child.

Does anyone know what I am talking about?

I don't think it is hedonism.

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Answer 1

I can answer your question partly...
The first one is the Story of Panchali ( Draupadi ) who was married to 5 princes ( The Pandavas ). In a betting game they lose their wife to Duryodhan ( The Kauravas ), Duryodhan's brother Dushasan drags her into the court infront of everyone and tries to disrobe her, Draupadi in anguish prays to Lord Krishna to help her, Lord Krishna Helps her just in time by extending the length of the sari that she was wearing ( which was unending ) Dushasan kept pulling it and the sari never ended.
This is one of the stories in " The Mahabarata " it is a Epic written in Sanskrit ( Sanskrit as a language is an equal to Latin of the west )
it has immense religious importance.....
If you want to read more about it hit the link below

Answer 2

You have not heard the stories properly. These

These are from the famous Epic Mahabaratha of HINDU religion. It has tousands of small such stories with morals.

The first one referred by you is - Droupathi -A grate believer of Lord Krishna- whom their husbands Pandavas loose in a dice game to Kauravas and she was dragged to the Court and tried to unclothe her saree (Cloth wrapped by Hindu ladies) At this juncture Sri Krishna, an avathar of Vishnu comes and supply an unending robe and save her.

Moral: Have belief in God and he will save you.

The second one relates to Ghandari wife of Dritharastra, the blind king who and his sons cheated Pandavas. Though Ghandari was basically a good woman, she was very jealous of her sister in law Kuni (mother of 5 Pandavas) having good sons. So when she gave birth to a stone it broke into 100 pieces and they were 100 children (Kauravas) of Ghandari.

Moral: You do not gain anything out of Jealousy



Hope enjoyed the stories.

Answer 3

The large ball bit sounds like an ancient Egyptian myth about the dung beetles creating life.

Answer 4

These stories are from The Mahabharata. May I suggest you check out the DVD of this epic by Peter Brook. It is adapted from a 6 hour play and is absolutely mesmerizing and beautiful.

Answer 5

the story you are referring to is from the Indian epic "Mahabharata". This is said to have happened in the time of Lord Krishna.

Krishna's aunt Kunti had 5 children known as 'pandavas' and one daughter-in-law Draupadi. the eldest among them , Yudhistir lost all his wealth, kingdom and eventually the freedom of his brothers and his wife to his cousins in a game of dices... subsequently teh ousins tried to disrobe Yudhistir's wife 'Draupadi' in the royal court. When this attempt was made, Draupadi prayed to Lord Krishna to protect her and hence the cloth (sari) she was wearing grew and grew and never ended when was pulled away from her body by the cousins.

As for the woman giving birth to a large ball of flesh goes it refers to the wife of the elder brother of Kunti's husband. she is said to have given birth to a ball of flesh which then was divided into 100 pieces by a sage and kept in urns and in due time hundred sons were born out of them. these hundred sons were the cousins of Pandavas and were called Kauravas.

Hope this resolves ur query. for further info trying getting hold of a book named "Mahabharata" by C Rajgopalachari, it elucidates the story very nicely.

Answer 6

It is Hinduism, or one of the pre-Hindu Vedic religions that also view the Vedas as sacred scriptures.

Answer 7

if u believe in your own religion why bother about stories of other religions?

Answer 8

hedonism

Answer 9

good grief

Answer 10

hindu