page_title: Dhritarashtra
section_title: Crushing of Bhima's metal statue
hierarchical_section_title: Dhritarashtra / Battle of Kurukshetra / Crushing of Bhima's metal statue
caption_attribution_description: English: "Kunti leading Gandhari. Description: Gandhari, blindfolded, supporting Dhrtarashtra and following Kunti when Dhrtarashtra became old and infirm and retired to the forest. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of part of the Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Title of Work: Razmnama. Author: Naqib Khan (translator). Illustrator: Dhanu. Production: India, 1598. Language/Script: Persian."
context_page_description: In the Hindu epic Mahabharat, King Dhritarashtra is the King of the Kuru Kingdom with its capital at Hastinapur. He was born to Vichitravirya's first wife Ambika. Dhritarashtra was born blind. He fathered one hundred sons and one daughter, Dushala, by his wife, Gandhari and a son, Yuyutsu, by Sughada, his wife's maid. These children, including the eldest son Duryodhana, came to be known as the Kauravas. Gandhari, his wife, sacrificed her eyesight, as he was blind, by blindfolding herself; hence, she could not see.
context_section_description: Dhritarashtra was furious with Bhima for mercilessly slaying all his sons, especially Duryodhana. After the war ended, the victorious Pandavas arrived at Hastinapur for the formal transfer of power. The Pandavas go to embrace their uncle and give their respects. Dhritarashtra hugged Yudhishthira heartily. When Dhritarashtra turned to Bhima, Lord Krishna sensed the danger and asked Bhima to move Duryodhana's iron statue of Bhima (used by the prince for training) in his place. Dhritarashtra crushed the statue into pieces, and then broke down crying, his anger leaving him. Broken and defeated, Dhritarashtra apologized for his folly and wholeheartedly embraced Bhima and the other Pandavas.
caption: Kunti leading Dhritarashtra and Gandhari as she goes to the forest in exile
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