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(Sambhava Parva continued)
"Bhishma said, 'This our celebrated race,
resplendent with every virtue and accomplishment, hath all along sovereignty
over all other monarchs on earth. Its glory maintained and itself perpetuated
by many virtuous and illustrious monarchs of old, the illustrious Krishna
(Dwaipayana) and Satyavati and myself have raised you (three) up, in order that
it may not be extinct. It behoveth myself and thee also to take such steps that
this our dynasty may expand again as the sea. It hath been heard by me that
there are three maidens worthy of being allied to our race. One is the daughter
of (Surasena of) the Yadava race; the other is the daughter of Suvala; and the
third is the princess of Madra. O son, all these maidens are of course of blue
blood. Possessed of beauty and pure blood, they are eminently fit for an
alliance with our family. O thou foremost of intelligent men, I think we should
choose them for the growth of our race. Tell me what thou thinkest.' Thus
addressed, Vidura replied, 'Thou art our father and thou art our mother, too.
Thou art our respected spiritual instructor. Therefore, do thou what may be
best for us in thy eyes.'
"Vaisampayana continued, 'Soon after Bhishma
heard from the Brahmanas that Gandhari, the amiable daughter of Suvala, having
worshipped Hara (Siva) had obtained from the deity the boon that she should
have a century of sons. Bhishma, the grandfather of the Kurus, having heard
this, sent messengers unto the king of Gandhara. King Suvala at first hesitated
on account of the blindness of the bridegroom, but taking into consideration
the blood of the Kurus, their fame and behaviour, he gave his virtuous daughter
unto Dhritarashtra and the chaste Gandhari hearing that Dhritarashtra was blind
and that her parents had consented to marry her to him, from love and respect
for her future husband, blindfolded her own eyes. Sakuni, the son of Suvala,
bringing unto the Kurus his sister endued with youth and beauty, formally gave
her away unto Dhritarashtra. And Gandhari was received with great respect and
the nuptials were celebrated with great pomp under Bhishma's directions. And
the heroic Sakuni, after having bestowed his sister along with many valuable
robes, and having received Bhishma's adorations, returned to his own city. And,
O thou of Bharata's race, the beautiful Gandhari gratified all the Kurus by her
behaviour and respectful attentions. And Gandhari, ever devoted to her husband,
gratified her superiors by her good conduct; and as she was chaste, she never
referred even by words to men other than her husband or such superiors.'"
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