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Kunti

Mother of Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna and Karna

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MahabharataPrithaPritha

Mother of Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna and Karna

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Kunti (Pritha), wife of Pandu, bears three Pandavas by divine fathers and earlier bore Karna by Surya.

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  • Mahabharata · Adi Parva · ch. 104, 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.

  2. Order 20

    Lakshagriha

    The lacquer house plot at Varanavata, the Pandavas escape the fire.

  3. Order 30

    Draupadi Swayamvara

    Arjuna wins Draupadi at the Pancala svayamvara; she becomes wife of the five.

  4. Order 120

    Karna's Death

    Arjuna slays Karna when his chariot wheel sticks in the earth.

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