Gāndhārī
Gāndhārī, “the princess of Gāndhāra”
Gāndhārī is a name used for more than one woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Gāndhārī: the princess of Gāndhāra and queen of Hastināpura, wife of Dhṛtarāshṭra, who bound her eyes for life and bore the hundred Kauravas. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Sambhava Parva; Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Anudyūta Parva, Chapter 75; Mahābhārata, Strī Parva, Chapters 1–26
- Gāndhārī, Queen of Kṛshṇa: a queen of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa at Dvārakā, who entered the fire after he left the world. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 276; Mahābhārata, Mausala Parva, Chapter 7