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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.50

द्रौपदी च तदाज्ञाय पतीनामनपेक्षताम् । वासुदेवे भगवति ह्येकान्तमतिराप तम् ॥ ५० ॥
draupadī ca tadājñāya
[draupadee cha tadaajnaaya]
patīnām anapekṣatām
[pateenaam anapekshataam]
vāsudeve bhagavati
[vaasudeve bhagavati]
hy ekānta-matir āpa tam
[hy ekaanta-matir aapa tam]
draupadī — Draupadī (the wife of the Pāṇḍavas) ca — and tadā — at that time ājñāya — knowing Lord Kṛṣṇa fully well patīnām — of the husbands anapekṣatām — who did not care for her vāsudeve — unto Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) bhagavati — the Personality of Godhead hi — exactly eka-anta — absolutely matiḥ — concentration āpa — got tam — Him (the Lord).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
draupadī ca tadājñāya
draupadī
Draupadī (the wife of the Pāṇḍavas)
ca
and
tadā
at that time
ājñāya
knowing Lord Kṛṣṇa fully well
patīnām anapekṣatām
patīnām
of the husbands
anapekṣatām
who did not care for her
vāsudeve bhagavati
vāsudeve
unto Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
bhagavati
the Personality of Godhead
hi
exactly
hy ekānta-matir āpa tam
eka-anta
absolutely
matiḥ
concentration
āpa
got
tam
Him (the Lord).
Draupadī also saw that her husbands, without caring for her, were leaving home. She knew well about Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. Both she and Subhadrā became absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and attained the same results as their husbands.

When flying an airplane, one cannot take care of other planes. Everyone has to take care of his own plane, and if there is any danger, no other plane can help another in that condition. Similarly, at the end of life, when one has to go back home, back to Godhead, everyone has to take care of himself without help rendered by another. The help is, however, offered on the ground before flying in space. Similarly, the spiritual master, the father, the mother, the relatives, the husband and others can all render help during one’s lifetime, but while crossing the sea one has to take care of himself and utilize the instructions formerly received. Draupadī had five husbands, and no one asked Draupadī to come; Draupadī had to take care of herself without waiting for her great husbands. And because she was already trained, she at once took to concentration upon the lotus feet of Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. The wives also got the same result as their husbands, in the same manner; that is to say, without changing their bodies they reached the destination of Godhead. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura suggests that both Draupadī and Subhadrā, although her name is not mentioned herein, got the same result. None of them had to quit the body.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Draupadī, understanding that her husbands had become indifferent to her, concentrated her mind on Vāsudeva and attained him.
Commentary

Subhadrā and others did the same. Since it is not mentioned that she gave up her body, in that body she attained the Lord (since she was an eternal associate).

Draupadī saw her husbands leaving without caring for her; knowing Vāsudeva well, she and Subhadrā absorbed in Kṛṣṇa attained the same result. Even those 'left behind' attain by their own devotion. No one's path depends on company.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I waiting for someone else's path before walking my own?
  • What independent devotion would carry me as far as theirs?
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