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Pandu

Father of the Pandavas (by divine niyoga)

Mahabharata

Father of the Pandavas (by divine niyoga)

Biography

Pandu, son of Vyasa and Ambalika, cannot father children by curse; his wives Kunti and Madri invoke gods to bear the five Pandavas.

Primary sources

  • Mahabharata · Adi Parva · ch. 105, 124

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  1. Order 10 · earliest cited

    Birth of the Pandavas

    Through divine mantras, Kunti and Madri bear the five Pandava brothers.

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