Krishna and Gandhari
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Krishna and Gandhari are central figures in the Mahabharata whose intense post-war dialogue explores themes of grief, dharma, and divine responsibility.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Mahabharata character ⓘ Mahabharata relationship ⓘ |
| accepts | Gandhari’s curse without protest ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avatarOf | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blames | Krishna for Kurukshetra War carnage ⓘ |
| confronts | Krishna on battlefield aftermath ⓘ |
| cousinOf | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curseContent | destruction of Yadava clan ⓘ |
| curses | Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | responsibility for war and destruction ⓘ |
| emotionAfterWar |
anger
ⓘ
grief ⓘ |
| explains |
inevitability of war due to adharma
ⓘ
limits of divine intervention ⓘ |
| influences | later Hindu reflections on theodicy ⓘ |
| justifies | support for Pandavas as dharmic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bhagavad Gita discourse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
curse on Krishna ⓘ lifelong blindfold ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | exploration of suffering and cosmic order ⓘ |
| motherOf |
100 Kauravas
ⓘ
Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Dushasana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | post-Kurukshetra War dialogue ⓘ |
| questions | Krishna’s non-intervention ⓘ |
| regrets | Duryodhana’s adharma ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| respondsTo | Gandhari’s accusations ⓘ |
| role |
advisor to Pandavas
ⓘ
charioteer of Arjuna ⓘ divine strategist in Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| sideInKurukshetraWar |
Kauravas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Shanti Parva of Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stri Parva of Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dharma
ⓘ
divine responsibility ⓘ grief ⓘ moral accountability after war ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
divine responsibility
ⓘ
maternal grief ⓘ |
| upholdsConcept |
dharma
ⓘ
free will of humans ⓘ |
| vows | to share her blind husband’s darkness ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.