Yesha Desai

Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic about the brothers, Pandavas and kauravas. It describes the battle between them in the Kurukshetra war for the throne of Hastinapura. It is an epic tale that combines war, religion, philosophy and Hindu history. Following is a story from The Mahabharata. Gandhari was the Princess of Kandahar, now in modern day- Afghanistan. When she was of age, she was married to the&nbsp;Prince of Hastinapur,&nbsp;Dhritarashtra.Dhritarashtra was the cousin brother of the King of Hastinapur. He was blind from birth.She chose to not see because her husband could not and that is why after marriage she always tied a cloth around her eyes.She gave birth to a hundred Kauravas and also a daughter called Dussala.After years of not using her vision she achieved Siddhi.When Bheema was going to fight a duel of mace with her only living son Duryodhana, Gandhari asked Duryodhana to visit her without any clothes so that she can strengthen his body parts.Duryodhana covered his waist part of the body and went to visit his mother. As Duryodhan’s body below the waist was covered, this part remained weak. Bheema hit that area breaking the rule of mace fight. After feeling severe pain, Duryodhan died.

This is a story of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra.

How Gandhari gave up her eyesight

Pallavi Hota

Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic about the brothers, Pandavas and kauravas. It describes the battle between them in the Kurukshetra war for the throne of Hastinapura. It is an epic tale that combines war, religion, philosophy and Hindu history. Following is a story from “The Mahabharata.” The Pandavas were superior to the Kauravas in every respect, both in strength and intelligence. They were greatly appreciated for their innate noble qualities. Bhishma advised Dhritarashtra to declare Yudhishthira as the crown prince of Hastinapur since he was the eldest and was endowed with all the qualities necessary in a king. Duryodhana’s jealousy of the Pandavas increased after learning that Yudhishthira would be declared the crown prince. Out of anger, Duryodhana hatched a plan to kill the Pandavas so that he could ascend the Hastinapur throne. One day Duryodhana approached his father, Dhritarashtra, and requested him to send the Pandavas to the annual Pashupati fair in Varnavat, a place far away from Hastinapur. Ignorant of any foul play, Dhritarashtra asked the Pandavas to attend the fair. Duryodhana, on the other hand, secretly ordered his trusted aide and architect Purochana, to make a special palace, with highly inflammable materials, specially for the Pandavas (Lakshagriha – house of lacquer). His wicked plan was to burn the Pandavas alive while sleeping. The Lakshagriha was to be burnt on an Amavasya night. When that night finally reached Purochana, not knowing that the Pandavas were simply sleeping assumed them to be dead. To celebrate this Purochana began drinking and within hours was drunk. Utilizing this opportunity the Pandavas set fire to the palace and escaped through the tunnel that Vidura helped them build for emergency purposes.

dhritarashtra stories

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How Gandhari gave up her eyesight

Escape from Lakshagriha

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