Vaishampayana said: He (Bhishma) heard from the Brahmanas that the daughter of Subala, Gandhari, had received a boon by worshipping the destroyer of eyes of Bhaga, the boon-giving deity Hara (Shibi). The amiable, Gandhari would get one hundred sons. Having heard this, the grandsire of the Kurus, Bhishma, sent messengers to the king of Gandhara. O descendant of the Bharata race, (king) Subala hesitated on account of the blindness (of the bridegroom).