Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 26
The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings
Chandravaṁśa Continuation
गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप । तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥
gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā
O Hari, mula kay Gāndhārī, asawa ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra, isinilang ang sandaang anak na lalaki at isang anak na babae. Ang panganay ay si Duryodhana, at ang anak na babae ay si Duḥśalā.
FAQs
This verse states that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, through Gāndhārī, had one hundred sons, with Duryodhana as the eldest, and that a daughter named Duḥśalā was also born.
In Canto 9, Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates dynastic genealogies; mentioning Duryodhana situates the Kuru line and links Bhagavatam’s history to the Mahābhārata narrative background.
They remind readers that power and birth do not guarantee virtue—one should cultivate dharma and devotion (bhakti) regardless of lineage, since character shapes destiny more than ancestry.