Blind Monarch of Hastinapur & Symbol of Ignorance (अज्ञान)• Granth: Yatharth Geeta
King Dhritarashtra
महाराज धृतराष्ट्र
The blind monarch of Hastinapur, father of the hundred Kauravas. In Swami Adgadanand's Yatharth Geeta, Dhritarashtra symbolizes the inner mind enveloped in ignorance (Ajnana), born blind to spiritual reality, clutching obsessively to sensory attachments ('Mamakah' / Mine).
Known Epithets & Aliases
DhritarashtraAjnana
Significance & Lore
King Dhritarashtra represents the soul enveloped in primal delusion. Though physically blind, his deeper affliction is the spiritual blindness of possessive ego, constantly dividing existence into 'mine' and 'theirs'.
Appearing In Comic Chapters (5)
Yatharth Geeta — Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Swami Adgadanand)• Ch. 1
Shlok 1.1: Dharmakshetra Kurukshetra — The Battlefield Within
Yatharth Geeta — Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Swami Adgadanand)• Ch. 2
Shlok 1.2: The Anxiety of Duryodhana & The Preceptor
Yatharth Geeta — Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Swami Adgadanand)• Ch. 3
Shlok 1.3: Dhrishtadyumna — The Invincible Firm Mind
Yatharth Geeta — Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Swami Adgadanand)• Ch. 4
Shlok 1.4-1.6: The Divine Champions of Virtue
Yatharth Geeta — Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Swami Adgadanand)• Ch. 5
Shlok 1.7-1.8: The Chieftains of Delusion
Key Attributes & Weapons
- ✦Blindness of Ignorance (अज्ञान)
- ✦Attachment to Vices (मोह-ग्रस्त)
- ✦Divided Consciousness ('Mamakah')
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