In the Stri Parva of Mahabharata, Gandhari mentioned the wife of Duryodhana and mother of Laxman. In the Shanti Parva, sage Narada narrated the marriage of Duryodhana with the daughter of King Chitrangada of Kalinga. In the Mahabharata, the wife of Duryodhana is unnamed but by most sources Duryodhana had only one wife, who was named Bhanumati in later interpolations.[9][note 1]
According to the story found in Mahabharata, Duryodhana abducted Kalinga king Chitrangada's daughter Bhanumati, the maiden of the fairest complexion, from her swayamvara with the help of his best friend Karna in the wake of having been rejected by her. It is described that he loved her immensely. On reaching Hastinapur, Duryodhana justified his act by giving the example of his great grandfather Bhishma abducting three princess of Kashi for his step brother.[10] Laxman Kumar and Lakshmanaa were the children of Duryodhana and Bhanumati.[11][12] Little is revealed about them in the Mahabharata other than Laxman's death in the Kurukshetra War and Laxmanaa's marriage to Krishna's son Samba.
After the Pandavas retired, only Yudhishthira reached the heaven alive. There, he saw Duryodhana, which shocked him. When asked by Yudhishthira, Narada replied that Duryodhana did his duties.[27]
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