How did dhritarashtra born?
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 his wife’s maid. Gandhari, his wife, sacrificed her eyesight, as he was blind, by blindfolding herself; hence, she could not see.
What is father of Dhritarashtra?
Vyasa
Dhritarashtra/Father
Rishi Vyas is introduced and is the father of Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidhur. These are imparted knowledge and training by Bhisma and a new king of Hastinapur is selected. Rishi Vyas is introduced and is the father of Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidhur.
How was Shantanu born?
Brahma’s curse and the birth of Shantanu While the celestials were worshipping Brahma, a wind blew and displaced Ganga’s clothes revealing her body. Everybody present there bent their heads except Mahabhisha who kept gazing at her. Upon seeing this act, Brahma lost his temper and cursed him to be born a mortal.
Who is satyavati in Mahabharata?
Satyavati (Sanskrit: सत्यवती, IAST: Satyavatī; also spelled Satyawati) was the queen of the Kuru king, Shantanu of Hastinapur and the great-grandmother of the Pandava and Kaurava princes (principal characters of the Hindu epic Mahabharata). She is also the mother of the seer Vyasa, author of the epic.
Who was son of satyavati in Mahabharata?
Satyavati bore Shantanu two children, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. After Shantanu’s death, she and her sons ruled the kingdom with the help of Bhishma. Although both her sons died childless, she arranged for her eldest son, Vyasa, to father the children of the two widows of Vichitravirya through niyoga.
Who was Satyavati in her previous birth?
Achchhoda
According to the Harivamsa, Satyavati in her previous life was Achchhoda, daughter of the Pitrs (ancestors) and cursed to be born on earth. The Mahabharata, Harivamsa and Devi Bhagavata Purana assert that Satyavati was the daughter of a cursed apsara (celestial nymph) named Adrika.
How was vyasa born to Satyavati?
Parashara begot Vyasa with Satyavati. She conceived and immediately gave birth to Vyasa. Vyasa became an adult and left, promising his mother that he would come to her when needed. Vyasa acquired his knowledge from the four Kumaras, Narada and Lord Brahma himself.