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She had not wanted to wait. Without an heir to the throne the kingdom was in constant danger. In a land without a monarch even the rains would not fall regularly and the gods would not be propitious

If it had not been for her father’s greed, Hastināpura would not be in such a precarious situation now

“Mother, please do not ask me to stray from the path of truth. It can never be as you suggest.

She could not imagine living without him. Despite the fact that they had enjoyed so much pleasure together, after seven years of marriage they had not

His devotion to religion and morality could not be matched by anyone. Bhīṣma approached Vidura and said, “O wise one, we should take steps to ensure that our noble line does not

I will return when you need me again, but I will not beget any more children.”

The king was not prepared, simply for his own pleasure, to wrong his worthy and beloved son.

princess heard that she was to marry the blind Dhṛtarāṣṭra, she took a cloth and bound her own eyes, not

Therefore, please do not ask me to abandon my vow.”

Surely the Kuru dynasty would not end now.

Something was still not right.

Her union with Bhīṣma would not be a betrayal of the love she felt for her husband, but a service to

The jealous Gandharva could not allow another famous and powerful Citrāṅgadā to live.

This was not Bhīṣma. There in her bedchamber stood a wizened, ugly and filthy ascetic.