MahabharataStri Parva: The book of the women
Stri Parva of the Mahabharata (the book of the women): a summary in plain words, book 11 of 18.
The women of the Kuru house, led by Gandhari, come to the battlefield to mourn their dead. Gandhari, in her grief, curses Krishna that his own clan will perish. The funeral rites are performed.
This is book 11 of the eighteen parvas of the Mahabharata. See all eighteen and the characters.
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A retelling in our own words of a story told in many ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes. It is not a scholarly translation.