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Subhadra was Lord Krushna's
younger sister. Although Lord Krushna loved her, Draupadi,
who was His step sister, was His favorite. One day, Subhadra asked
Lord Krushna, "I am your real sister while Draupadi is your
step sister, then why do you love her more than me?" Lord
Krushna smiled and said, "You will soon know the answer."
A few days later, Lord Krushna cut His
finger and it started bleeding. He rushed to Subhadra and asked her
to wrap a piece of cloth around His finger to stop the bleeding.
Subhadra rushed to her wardrobe and started looking for an
inexpensive garment to tear for bandaging the wound. Meanwhile,
Draupadi happened to visit Subhadra. When she saw Lord Krushna's
bleeding finger, she instantly tore off a piece of the expensive
silk garment that she was wearing and wrapped it around His finger.
Soon the bleeding stopped.
Upon witnessing the behavior of Draupadi, who
sacrificed her rich garment without blinking, Subhadra realized what
pure love and devotion is. She felt ashamed that she loved her rich
clothes more than The Lord and had received the answer to her
question.
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