Why Dhritarashtra was born as blind ??

 We all know Dhritarashtra of Mahabharata.

He was the king of Hastinapur.

He had 101 children who were known as Kouravas.

He was born as blind. Knowing his disability after marriage, his wife Gandhari decided to sacrifice everything, which her husband can not enjoy and blindfolded herself permanently.

But why Dhritarashtra was born as blind by birth  ??

Around 100 births before he born as Dhritarashtra, he was a hunter.

Hunter's main job was to catch the birds alive or dead and to sell them.

He was earning good money from this profession. 

One day in the forest, he saw a tree inhabited by hundreds of birds.

As it was their reproduction time, many of them had built their nests and some have welcomed the new born babies. 

The babies were so small that they didn't open their eyes also.

Hunter made a note of all these. 

To acquire more money, in greediness hunter put the fire around the tree. 

Many of the birds and their offspring died there itself as smoke engulfed them.

Hunter was watching all these and he didn't repent for what he has done.

KARMA HAUNTS.........

As a result, hunter was reborn as Dhritarashtra.

He was blind by birth. 

As the punishment for his bad works in his previous birth, he has witnessed the death of his 100 sons too.