गांधारी

• gandhari gandhar desh ke subal namak raja ki kanya thi. isilie isaka nam gandhari p da.
• gandhari dhritarashtr ki patni aur duryodhan adi ki mata thian.
• shiv ke varadan se gaandhari ke 100 putr hue, jo kaurav kahalaye.
• gandhari pativrata ke roop mean adarsh thian.
• pati ke andha hone ke karan vivahoparaant hi gandhari ne aankhoan par patti baandh li thian tatha use ajanm baandhe rahian.
• mahabharat ke anantar gandhari apane pati ke sath van mean gayian. vahaan davagni mean ve bhasm ho gayian.

mahabharat se

gaandhar raj subal ki putri ka nam gaandhari tha. usane shiv ko prasann karake sau putr pane ka varadan prapt kiya tha. bhishm ki prerana se dhritarashtr ka vivah usake sath kiya gaya. gaandhari ne jab suna ki usaka bhavi pati aandha hai to usane apani aankhoan par patti baandh li jisase ki pativrat dharm ka palan kar paye. maharshi vyas atyant thake hue tatha bhookhe the. gaandhari ne unaka satkar kiya. prasann hokar unhoanne gaandhari ko apane pati ke anuroop sau putr prapt karane ka varadan diya. garbhadhan ke uparaant do varsh bit gaye. kuanti ne ek putr prapt bhi kar liya kiantu gaandhari ne santan ko janm nahian diya at: krodh aur eershya ke vashibhoot usane apane udar par prahar kiya jisase lohe ke saman kathor maansapiand nikala. vyas ji ke prakat hone par gaandhari ne unhean sab kuchh kah sunaya. vyas ne gupt sthan par ghi se bhare hue ek sau ek matake rakhava diye. maans-piand ko shital jal se dhone par usake ek sau ek khand ho gaye. pratyek khand ek-ek matake mean do varsh ke lie rakh diya gaya. usake bad dhakkan kholane par pratyek matake se ek-ek balak prakat huaan aantim matake se ek kanya huee jisaka nam du:shala rakha gaya tatha usaka vivah jayadrath se hua.

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pahala mataka kholane par jo balak prakat hua usaka nam duryodhan hua. usane janm lete hi gadahe ki tarah bolana praranbh kiya tatha prakriti mean apashakun prakat hue. panditoan ne kaha ki is balak ka parityag kar dene se kaurav-vansh ki raksha ho sakati hai anyatha anarth hoga, kiantu moh vash gaandhari tatha dhritarashtr ne usaka parityag nahian kiya. usi din kuanti ke ghar mean bhim ne janm liya. dhritarashtr ki ek vaishy jati ki sevika thi jisase dhritarashtr ko yuyutsukaran namak putr ki prapti huee.

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mahabharat mean vijay prapt karane ke uparaant paandav putravihina gaandhari ke sammukh jane ka sahas nahian kar pa rahe the. vah unhean dekhate hi koee shap n de dean, is bat ka bhi bhay tha. at: un logoan ne shrikrishna ko taiyar karake unake pas bheja. krishna gaandhari ke krodh ka shaman kar aye. taduparaant paandav dhritarashtr ki ajna lekar gaandhari ke darshan karane gaye. gaandhari unhean shap dene ke lie udyat hueean kiantu maharshi vyas ne unaki man:sthiti janakar unhean samajhaya ki kauravoan ke pratidin pranam karane par vah ashish deti thian ki jahaan dharm vahian jay hai phir dharm ke jitane par unhean is prakar kruddh nahian hona chahie. gaandhari ne kaha ki bhim ne duryodhan ke sath adharm yuddh kiya tha. usane nabhi ke niche gada se prahar kiya jo ki niyam-viruddh tha, at: us sandarbh mean vah unhean kaise kshama kar de? bhim ne apane is aparadh ke lie kshama-yachana ki, sath hi yad dilaya ki usane bhi dyoot kri da, chir haran adi mean adharm ka prayog kiya tha. gaandhari ne pun: kaha- 'tumane du:shasan ka raktapan kiya.' bhim ne kaha- 'soory putr yam janate haian ki rakt mere daant ke aandar nahian gaya, mere hath raktaranjit the. vah karm keval tras utpann karane ke lie kiya tha. draupadi ke kesh khianche jane par maianne aisi pratijna ki thi.' gaandhari ne kaha- 'tum mere kisi bhi ek kam aparadhi putr ko jivit chho d dete to ham donoan ke budhape ka sahara rahata.' gaandhari ne yudhishthir ko pukara, vah kauravoan ka vadh karane ka aparadh svikarate hue gaandhari ke charan-sparsh karane lage. gaandhari ne aankh par bandhi patti se hi unake pair ki kor dekhi aur unake nakhoon kale p d gaye. yah dekhakar arjun bhayabhit hokar krishna ke pichhe chhip gaya. usake chhipane ki cheshta janakar gaandhari ka krodh thanda p d gaya. taduparaant kuanti ke darshan kiye. kuanti paandavoan ke kshat-vikshat shariroan par hath pherati aur dekhati hi rah gayi. draupadi abhimanyu ityadi viragati ko prapt hue apane betoan ko yad kar roti rahi. un sabake bina rajy bhala kis kam ka. gaandhari ne donoan ko dhiraj bandhaya. jo hona tha, ho gaya. usake lie shok karane se kya labh? tadanantar vedavyas ji ke varadan se gaandhari ko divy drishti prapt huee jisase vah kauravoan ka sanpoorn vinash-sthal dekhane mean samarth ho gayian. gaandhari yuddh-kshetr mean p de kaurav-paandav bandhuoan, sainikoan ke shav tatha unase chipatakar roti unaki patniyoan aur mataoan ka vilap dekh-dekhakar shrikrishna ko sanbodhit kar rone lagian. un du:khitaoan mean uttara bhi thi, kauravoan ki patniyaan bhi thian, du:shala bhi thi, jo apane pati jayadrath ka sir khojane ke lie idhar-udhar bhatak rahi thi. bhoorishrava ki patniyaan vilap kar rahi thian. shaly, bhagadatt, bhishm, dron ko dekh gaandhari sisakati rahian, vilap karati rahian.

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drupad ki raniyaan aur putr vadhuean usaki jalati chita ki parikrama le rahi thian. rote-rote gaandhari achanak kruddh ho uthian. unhoanne shrikrishna se kaha-'mere pativrat mean bal hai to shap deti hooan ki yadav vanshi samast log paraspar l dakar mar jayeange. tumhara vansh nasht ho jayega, tum akele jangal mean ashobhaniy mrityu prapt karoge kyoanki kaurav-paandavoan ka yuddh rok lene mean ekamatr tum hi samarth the aur tumane unhean roka nahian. tumhare dekhate-dekhate kuru vansh ka nash ho gaya.' shrikrishna ne muskarakar kaha,'jo kuchh ap kah rahi haian, yatharth hai- yah sab to poorv nishchit hai, aisa hi hoga.'