Power of restraint, diplomacy and cultural continuity
Power of restraint, diplomacy and cultural continuity Balandhara (Valandhara) in the Mahabharata SWOT of Balandhara S ome people W ork wonders not O stentatiously but T hrough restraint. 1. Identity and Brief Biography Balandhara , also spelled Valandhara , is a minor but genealogically significant character in the Mahabharata . She is described as a princess of the Kashi Kingdom and the wife of Bhima , one of the five Pandava brothers. According to available sources: She was the daughter of the King of Kashi (the name varies by recension). She married Bhima during his eastern conquests. She gave birth to Sarvaga , who later became King of Kashi after the Kurukshetra War . Balandhara lived in Kashi , not in Indraprastha or Hastinapura, honouring the Pandavas’ promise to Draupadi that no other wife would share her palace. Her lineage continued prominently: Sarvaga’s granddaughter Vapusthama married Janameja...