After the news of Bhima\u2019s birth reached Hastinapur, Gandhari, who had been pregnant for 2 years, became frustrated and stabbed herself in the womb, giving birth to a hard mass of flesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hard mass of flesh was taken to Sage Vyasa. The sage divided the flesh into 100 parts and placed it in jars, and smeared it with ghee. Upon Gandhari\u2019s request to have a daughter, another jar was prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soon, 100 sons and 1 daughter were born, Duryodhana being the eldest of them all. The day Duryodhana was born, the sky turned dark, and there was an ominous atmosphere, the royal astrologers predicted that Duryodhana would be the cause of destruction of Kuru Dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone suggested the Dhritarashtra, to abandon Duryodhana. But he was blinded by love, and refused to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Gandhari\u2019s pregnancy, Dhritarashtra, angered by the delay, had a son named Yuyutsu, mothered by Gandhari\u2019s maiden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After the news of Bhima\u2019s birth reached Hastinapur, Gandhari, who had been pregnant for 2 years, became frustrated and stabbed herself in the womb, giving birth to a hard mass of flesh. The hard mass of flesh was taken to Sage Vyasa. The sage divided the flesh into 100 parts and placed it in jars, … <\/p>\n