The third child born to the maid was named Vidura.Years passed by, All sons were given best possible education under the guidance of Bhishma. The first born, Dhritarastra was blessed with unusual strength and Pandu was exceptionally proficient in the art of archery. Vidura was the wisest of the three. Dhritarastra was appointed as the crown prince. Pandu was made commander of the army. Vidura was made a Minister to the king. Since Dhritarastra was blind, the Pandu ruled the kingdom with the assistance of Vidura.

Now, the princes were of marriageable age, Bhishma started looking for suitable brides for them. For Dhritarastra, daughter of the king of Gandhara, Gandhari was found suitable,she consented to marry Dhritarastra. As she did not want to be better in any respect of her husband, she bound a silk scarf on her eyes and vowed never to remove it. Pandu was married to the daughter of the king of Madra Kingdom.Her name was Madri and she was exceptionally beautiful and charming.