Dhritarashtra
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Dhritarashtra was a ruler of the ancient Kuru kingdom, featured as a central character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is also attested in the Yajurveda, where he is acknowledged as the son of King
The blind king Dhritarashtra listens as the visionary narrator Sanjaya relates the events of the battle between the Kaurava and the Pandava clans.
Draupadi disrobed in Dhritarashtra's assembly. Dhritarashtra seated in the centre.
Krishna requests Dhritarashtra to avoid war.
Dhritarashtra mourns the death of his sons.
Vyasa
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Vyasa is a rishi with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is also known as Veda Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana. Traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahābhārata, Vyasa also plays a
Dhritarashtra
…According to the Mahabharata, Dhritarashtra’s birth was the result of the ancient practice of Niyoga. After Vichitravirya died childless, his half-brother Vyasa fathered children with Vichitravirya’s widows to continue the Kuru lineage. Dhritarashtra was born blind to Vichitravirya’s elder queen, Ambika. Despite…
A sculpture of Vyasa at Murudeshwar (2008)
A statue of Veda Vyasa at the bank of the confluence of Madi and Seti rivers in Vyas Municipality of Nepal. It is believed to be his birth place in the region.
Vyasa narrating the Mahabharata to Ganesha, his scribe – Angkor Wat
Painting depicting Vyasa and the king Janamejaya.