Mahabharata Katha: When Gandhari was pregnant, Dhritarashtra became infatuated with the maid who was taking care of her. He had a son from her ...Read more

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Dhritarashtra had become infatuated with his wife Gandhari's maidThis slave son of Dhritarashtra was going to follow the path of religion and justices opposed the disrobing of Draupadi.

In Mahabharata, two sons were born from maids. One was Vidur and the other was Yuyutsu, whose father was Dhritarashtra. When Gandhari was pregnant, he got close to a maid and Yuyutsu was born. He neither got along with Duryodhan nor with the Kauravas. When the Mahabharata war took place, he sided with the Pandavas. Then when Yudhishthira became the king, he also became his minister.

However, it must be said that during the Mahabharata period, the social status of slaves was low. Relationships with them were often kept secret. They were not considered legitimate. Many times kings or men of the upper class had relationships with slaves for procreation. However, the case of Dhritarashtra was different.

When Gandhari

was pregnant, a maid was kept to serve her. Dhritarashtra became enamoured with her. However, in the stories related to Mahabharata, he has been called a lustful person. Dhritarashtra had a relationship with this maid, which resulted in the birth of Yuyutsu.

Yuyutsu is a character in Mahabharata who made his mark as a symbol of religion and justice in Mahabharata. He was loved by both Krishna and Yudhishthira. (image generated by Leonardo AI)

Yuyutsu was raised like a prince

When Yuyutsu was born, Gandhari was very upset with Dhritarashtra's attitude, but since Yuyutsu was born, he was raised like a prince. He got respect, education and rights like a prince because he was Dhritarashtra's son. However, he was always considered a little different compared to the other sons of the Kauravas.

Duryodhana and the Kauravas always behaved badly

but Yuyutsu never had good relations with the Kauravas since childhood. Duryodhana and his brothers did not always behave well with him. Also, Yuyutsu did not like unrighteous acts. He often opposed them. Yuyutsu had also opposed Duryodhana and the Kauravas when an attempt was made to disrobe Draupadi in the presence of everyone after cheating in the game of dice.

Yuyutsu played an important role in the governance of Hastinapur after the Mahabharata War. Although he tried hard to stop his Kaurava brothers from fighting the war, they did not listen. (image generated by Leonardo AI)

Duryodhan never got along well with anyone else

Duryodhan was very arrogant. He never considered anyone superior to him. He always mistreated Yuyutsu as well. The Kauravas were jealous of him because he was also Dhritarashtra's son. He was also respected like a prince.

Supported the Pandavas in the Mahabharata War

During the Mahabharata War, Yuyutsu initially supported the Kauravas but then decided to support the Pandavas after being persuaded by Yudhishthira. This made the Kauravas very angry. Due to these reasons, there was always a tense relationship between Yuyutsu and the Kauravas.

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