Gandharvas—the celestial demigod dancers, singers, and musicians of the heavenly planets.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-G-›Gandharvas-the celestial Gandharvas-the celestial demigod dancers, singers, and musicians of the heavenly planets. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/g/gandharvas-the-celestial-demigod-dancers-singers-and-musicia Previous: Gandhari-the saintly and faithful wife of King Dhrtarastra and mother of one hundred sons. The daughter of King Subala of Gandhara. She was a great devotee of Lord Siva from her childhood. Lord Siva blessed her with a benediction she could have one hundred sons. Srila Vyasadeva also blessed her with the same benediction. She was married to Dhrtarastra, who was blind. When she found out that her future husband was blind, she voluntarily blindfolded herself for the rest of her life. She is considered one of the most chaste women of all time. Next: Ganesa-the demigod in charge of material opulence and freedom from misfortune. He is the son of Lord Siva and Parvati, and is the scribe who wrote down the Mahabharata. He has an elephant head. He has a rat for a carrier.