According to the Mahabharata, Gandhari—the grieving mother of the Kauravas—cursed Krishna in her anguish. Despite knowing Krishna’s divine role, her sorrow over losing her hundred sons led ...

By Brian Seibert Like other ancient epics, the Mahabharata teems with stories ... lost in a rigged game of dice that leads to a war; and Gandhari, mother of the other clan, whose 100 sons are ...