# Dhṛtarāṣṭra [[bg/1/1–2|Bg. 1.1–2]], [[bg/1/16–53|Bg. 1.16–53]], [[bg/1/36|Bg. 1.36]], [[bg/2/9|Bg. 2.9]], [[bg/11/12|Bg. 11.12]], [[cc/madhya/6/135#purport|Madhya 6.135]], [[sb/1/19/9-10#purport|SB 1.19.9-10]], [[sb/7/10/49#purport|SB 7.10.49]], [[sb/9/22/25#purport|SB 9.22.25]], [[sb/9/22/26#purport|SB 9.22.26]] * as ascetic, [[sb/1/9/48#purport|SB 1.9.48]] * as blind, [[sb/1/13/18#purport|SB 1.13.18]], [[sb/1/13/22-23#purport|SB 1.13.22-23]] * as materialist, [[sb/1/13/18#purport|SB 1.13.18]] * as miser, [[sb/1/13/25#purport|SB 1.13.25]] * as shameless, [[sb/1/13/14#purport|SB 1.13.14]], [[sb/1/13/18#purport|SB 1.13.18]], [[sb/1/13/21#purport|SB 1.13.21]], [[sb/1/13/23-25#purport|SB 1.13.23-25]] * as yogī, [[sb/1/13/53-59#purport|SB 1.13.53-59]] * at Saptasrota, [[sb/1/13/52-53#purport|SB 1.13.52-53]] * Bhīma &, [[sb/1/13/23#purport|SB 1.13.23]] * Bhīṣma reared, [[sb/1/13/21#purport|SB 1.13.21]] * brothers of, [[sb/1/13/1#purport|SB 1.13.1]] * death of, [[sb/1/13/57#purport|SB 1.13.57]] * failure & fortune of, [[sb/1/13/29#purport|SB 1.13.29]], [[sb/1/13/41#purport|SB 1.13.41]], [[sb/1/13/53#purport|SB 1.13.53]], [[sb/1/13/59#purport|SB 1.13.59]] * father of, [[sb/1/13/21#purport|SB 1.13.21]], [[sb/1/14/42#purport|SB 1.14.42]] * Gāndhārī adopted blindness of, [[sb/3/23/5#purport|SB 3.23.5]] * in fear, [[sb/1/13/18-19#purport|SB 1.13.18-19]] * in illusion, [[sb/1/13/18#purport|SB 1.13.18]], [[sb/1/13/21#purport|SB 1.13.21]], [[sb/1/13/23#purport|SB 1.13.23]] * in vānaprastha, 13-30, [[sb/1/13/51-53#purport|SB 1.13.51-53]] * Kurukṣetra war aggrieved, [[sb/1/8/3#purport|SB 1.8.3]], [[sb/1/13/33#purport|SB 1.13.33]] * liberation awarded to, [[sb/1/13/59#purport|SB 1.13.59]] * Lord’s mercy on, [[sb/1/13/55#purport|SB 1.13.55]] * material attachment broken by, [[sb/1/13/29#purport|SB 1.13.29]], [[sb/1/13/56#purport|SB 1.13.56]] * mystic power of, [[sb/1/13/58#purport|SB 1.13.58]] * old age overtook, [[sb/1/13/21-22#purport|SB 1.13.21-22]] * Pāṇḍavas victimized by, [[sb/1/13/8#purport|SB 1.13.8]] * parents of, [[sb/1/9/6-7#purport|SB 1.9.6-7]] * Sañjaya * discourages, [[bg/18/78|Bg. 18.78]] * encourages, [[bg/1/2|Bg. 1.2]] * glorifies Kṛṣṇa & Arjuna to, [[bg/18/74–78|Bg. 18.74–78]] * questioned by, [[bg/1/1|Bg. 1.1]], [[bg/18/74|Bg. 18.74]] * warns, [[bg/1/16–18|Bg. 1.16–18]], [[bg/18/78|Bg. 18.78]] * Sañjaya upset over, [[sb/1/13/35-37#purport|SB 1.13.35-37]], [[sb/1/13/37#purport|SB 1.13.37]] * self-realization by, [[sb/1/13/55#purport|SB 1.13.55]], [[sb/1/13/55#purport|SB 1.13.55]] * sons of, [[bg/1/1|Bg. 1.1]], [[bg/1/16–20|Bg. 1.16–20]], [[bg/2/39|Bg. 2.39]] (1), [[bg/11/26|Bg. 11.26]], [[sb/1/8/14#purport|SB 1.8.14]], [[sb/1/9/46#purport|SB 1.9.46]] * *See also:* Duryodhana; Kurus; specific sons * suffering of, [[sb/1/13/33#purport|SB 1.13.33]] * Vidura instructed, [[sb/1/13/14#purport|SB 1.13.14]], [[sb/1/13/18-28#purport|SB 1.13.18-28]], [[sb/1/13/53#purport|SB 1.13.53]], [[sb/1/13/55#purport|SB 1.13.55]], [[sb/1/15/49#purport|SB 1.15.49]] * Vidura left house of, [[sb/3/20/2#purport|SB 3.20.2]] * wife of, [[sb/1/13/3-4#purport|SB 1.13.3-4]] * Yudhiṣṭhira consoled, [[sb/1/9/48#purport|SB 1.9.48]] *See also:* [Duryodhana](entries/duryodhana.md)