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− | ''Gandhari'' is known as an ideal chaste lady in the history of the world. She was the daughter of Maharaja Subala, the King of Gandhara(now Kandahar in Kabul) and the sister of Shakuni. She was the most attractive girl of her time, endowed with beautiful womanly qualities. She worshiped Lord Siva when as a maiden and satisfied him. She was blessed to bring forth one hundred sons. She was betrothed to Dhritarashtra, a Kaurava ruler, who was blind since birth. She was the mother of one hundred sons, of whom Duryodhana was the eldest. She also had a daughter, Dushala. | + | {{NeedCitation}}''Gandhari'' is known as an ideal chaste lady in the history of the world. She was the daughter of Maharaja Subala, the King of Gandhara(now Kandahar in Kabul) and the sister of Shakuni. She was the most attractive girl of her time, endowed with beautiful womanly qualities. She worshiped Lord Siva when as a maiden and satisfied him. She was blessed to bring forth one hundred sons. She was betrothed to Dhritarashtra, a Kaurava ruler, who was blind since birth. She was the mother of one hundred sons, of whom Duryodhana was the eldest. She also had a daughter, Dushala. |
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| == Pregnancy and birth of her children == | | == Pregnancy and birth of her children == |
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| === Balancing suffering and happiness === | | === Balancing suffering and happiness === |
− | Too much of either suffering or happiness becomes a uncarriable burden to anyone, no matter how powerful one is. It causes one to break down after a certain period of time. Gandhari could have sent Shakuni away but did not even though she was seeing all the bad effects. In good things, one should not worry about the result and keep trying to do good things. Even if one fails the intentions will be taken seriously. Gandhari kept ignoring and the consequences were building and the reaction came in the form of a battle. Krishna also warned but they did not listen to Him. | + | Too much of either suffering or happiness becomes a uncarriable burden to anyone, no matter how powerful one is. It causes one to break down after a certain period of time. Gandhari could have sent Shakuni away but did not even though she was seeing all the bad effects. In good things, one should not worry about the result and keep trying to do good things. Even if one fails the intentions will be taken seriously. Gandhari kept ignoring and the consequences were building and the reaction came in the form of a battle. |
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| + | | name = Mahabharata |
| + | | title = ''[[Mahabharata]]'' |
| + | | state = {{Collapsible option|state=collapsed}} |
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| + | | groupstyle = background-color:#FFC569; |
| + | | listclass = hlist |
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| + | |group1 = [[The 18 parvas|Books (''parva''s)]] |
| + | |list1 = |
| + | * [[Adi Parva|Adi]] |
| + | * [[Sabha Parva|Sabha]] |
| + | * [[Vana Parva|Vana]] |
| + | * [[Virata Parva|Virata]] |
| + | * [[Udyoga Parva|Udyoga]] |
| + | * [[Bhishma Parva|Bhishma]] |
| + | * [[Drona Parva|Drona]] |
| + | * [[Karna Parva|Karna]] |
| + | * [[Shalya Parva|Shalya]] |
| + | * [[Sauptika Parva|Sauptika]] |
| + | * [[Stri Parva|Stri]] |
| + | * [[Shanti Parva|Shanti]] |
| + | * [[Anushasana Parva|Anushasana]] |
| + | * [[Ashvamedhika Parva|Ashvamedhika]] |
| + | * [[Ashramavasika Parva|Ashramavasika]] |
| + | * [[Mausala Parva|Mausala]] |
| + | * [[Mahaprasthanika Parva|Mahaprasthanika]] |
| + | * [[Svargarohana Parva|Svargarohana]] |
| + | * [[Harivamsa]] |
| + | |
| + | |group2 = [[Kuru Kingdom]] |
| + | |list2 = |
| + | * [[Shantanu]] |
| + | * [[Ganges in Hinduism|Ganga]] |
| + | * [[Bhishma]] |
| + | * [[Satyavati]] |
| + | * [[Chitrāngada]] |
| + | * [[Vichitravirya]] |
| + | * [[Ambika (Mahabharata)|Ambika]] |
| + | * [[Ambalika]] |
| + | * [[Vidura]] |
| + | * [[Dhritarashtra]] |
| + | * [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]] |
| + | * [[Pandu]] |
| + | * [[Kunti]] |
| + | * [[Madri]] |
| + | * [[Pandava]]s |
| + | ** [[Yudhisthira]] |
| + | ** [[Bhima]] |
| + | ** [[Arjuna]] |
| + | ** [[Nakula]] |
| + | ** [[Sahadeva]] |
| + | * [[Draupadi]] |
| + | * [[Kaurava]]s |
| + | ** [[Duryodhana]] |
| + | ** [[Dushasana]] |
| + | ** [[Vikarna]] |
| + | ** [[Yuyutsu]] |
| + | ** [[Duhsala|Dushala]] |
| + | * [[Hidimbi]] |
| + | * [[Ghatotkacha]] |
| + | * [[Ahilawati]] |
| + | * [[Subhadra]] |
| + | * [[Uttarā (Mahabharata)|Uttarā]] |
| + | * [[Ulupi]] |
| + | * [[Chitrāngadā]] |
| + | * [[Abhimanyu]] |
| + | * [[Iravan]] |
| + | * [[Babruvahana]] |
| + | * [[Barbarika]] |
| + | * [[Upapandavas]] |
| + | * [[Parikshit]] |
| + | * [[Janamejaya II|Janamejaya]] |
| + | |
| + | |group3 = Other characters |
| + | |list3 = |
| + | * [[Amba (Mahabharata)|Amba]] |
| + | * [[Ashwatthama]] |
| + | * [[Balarama]] |
| + | * [[Bhagadatta]] |
| + | * [[Brihannala]] |
| + | * [[Chitrasena_(Mahabharata)|Chitrasena]] |
| + | * [[Dhrishtadyumna]] |
| + | * [[Drona]] |
| + | * [[Drupada]] |
| + | * [[Durvasa]] |
| + | * [[Ekalavya]] |
| + | * [[Hidimba]] |
| + | * [[Jarasandha]] |
| + | * [[Jayadratha]] |
| + | * [[Kali (demon)]] |
| + | * [[Karna]] |
| + | * [[Kichaka]] |
| + | * [[Kindama]] |
| + | * [[Kripa]] |
| + | * [[Krishna]] |
| + | * [[Kritavarma]] |
| + | * [[Mayasura]] |
| + | * [[Sanjaya]] |
| + | * [[Satyaki]] |
| + | * [[Shakuni]] |
| + | * [[Shalya]] |
| + | * [[Shikhandi]] |
| + | * [[Shishupala]] |
| + | * [[Bahlika (Mahabharata)|Bahlika]] |
| + | * [[Sudeshna]] |
| + | * [[Uttara_(Mahabharata)|Uttara Kumara]] |
| + | * [[Virata]] |
| + | * [[Vrishasena]] |
| + | * [[Vyasa]] |
| + | |
| + | |group4 = Related articles |
| + | |list4 = |
| + | * [[Avatars in the Mahabharata|Avatars]] |
| + | * [[Hastinapur]] |
| + | * [[Indraprastha]] |
| + | * [[Epic India|Kingdoms]] |
| + | * [[Kurukshetra War]] |
| + | * ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' |
| + | * [[Vedic-Puranic chronology]] |
| + | |
| + | |belowstyle = background:#FFC569; |
| + | }} |
| + | [[Category:Mahabharata]] |