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ascetics; however, this Vedic mention does not provide corroboration for the accuracy of the Mahabharata's account of his reign. Dhritarashtra did not accept the vratyas into his territory, and with the aid of rituals, the vratyas destroyed his cattle. The group of vratyas were led by Vaka Dālbhi of
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heartily without a grudge. When Dhritarashtra turned to Bhima, Krishna sensed his intentions and asked Bhima to step back and placed Bhima's iron statue in his place. Dhritarashtra crushed the statue into pieces and then broke down crying, his rage leaving him. Broken and defeated, Dhritarashtra
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incident, in which the Pandavas are believed to have been immolated, Dhritarashtra mourns, but was able to finally name Duryodhana as his heir. When the Pandavas are revealed to have survived, Duryodhana refuses to cede his title as heir when the sour relations between the
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suggested that Pandu would be a better fit because he was not blind. Though bitter about losing his birthright, Dhritarashtra willingly conceded the crown, though this act would seep into the obsession he would have over his crown later in life. Dhritarashtra married
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camp victorious. He rejoiced whenever the tide of war turned against the Pandavas. However, the results of the war devastated him. All of his sons and grandsons but one were killed in the carnage. Dhritarashtra's only daughter
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approached Dhritarashtra and offered to grant him a divine vision so that Dhritarashtra could see the war. However, not willing to see his kin slaughtered, Dhritarashtra asked that the boon be given to
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After the war ended, the victorious Pandavas arrived at Hastinapura for the formal transfer of power. The Pandavas set forth to embrace their uncle and offer him their respects. Dhritarashtra hugged
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killed all his children. Sanjaya would console the blind king while challenging the king with his own viewpoints and morals. When Lord Krishna displayed his Vishvarupa (True form) to
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practice. When Vyasa went to impregnate Ambika, his scary appearance frightened her, so she closed her eyes during their union; hence her son was born blind.
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The blind king Dhritarashtra listens as the visionary narrator Sanjaya relates the events of the battle between the Kaurava and the Pandava clans.
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had defected to Pandava side at the onset of the war, and was the only son of Dhritarashtra who had managed to survive the Kurukshetra War.
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Dhritarashtra is physically strong, yet psychologically weak, easily manipulated by his brother-in-law, Shakuni. Dhritarashtra appears in
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tried to disrobe her. The blind king only intervened after counselling with Gandhari when Draupadi was going to curse the
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However, when Pandu died, Kunti and her sons returned to Hastinapura, living alongside Dhritarashtra's children.
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and his love for his son Duryodhana. He often ended up endorsing his son's actions merely out of fatherly love.
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This article is about the figure in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. For the figure in Buddhist mythology, see
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simmer. On Bhishma's advice, Dhritarashtra bifurcates the kingdom, giving Hastinapura to Duryodhana and
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objected to the sins of Duryodhana, most of the spectators were helpless due to their obligations to
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Throughout his reign as King of Hastinapura, Dhritarashtra was torn between the principles of
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apologised for his folly and wholeheartedly embraced Bhima and the other Pandavas.
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Draupadi disrobed in Dhritarashtra's assembly. Dhritarashtra seated in the centre.
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Dhritarashtra was born blind. He fathered one hundred sons and one daughter,
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sections that have been circulated as separate scriptures, most notably the
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Yuyutsu was one of the 11 who managed to survive the war
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Kuru dynasty
Gada (mace)
Ambika
Vichitravirya
Vyasa
Pandu
Ambalika
Vidura
Parishrami
Gandhari
100 sons
Duryodhana
Dushasana
Vikarna
Dushala
Sugadha
Yuyutsu
Niyoga
Shuka
Sanskrit
ISO-15919
Kauravas
Hindu
Mahabharata
Kuru Kingdom
Hastinapura
Vichitravirya
Ambika

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