( this is also another great story in the Mahabharata)īack to our story. Shocked, and aware of the scandal this would cause in the royal household and the nation and not to forget her marriage prospects she placed the child in a basket and put it in the river hoping for a good end for the child. Intelligent as she was she immediately experimented with them ,the sun God Surya appeared and granted her a child. Queen Kunti had received some boons as a young lady before her marriage… The sage Durvasa had been visiting her fathers palace and was extremely pleased with her attentiveness. Now we need to elaborate a little on one of his wives. His wives accompanied him and his blind brother took over his responsibilities as King in Hastinapur. King Pandu decided to renounce his throne and retire into the forest as a recluse. King Pandu was still young and as yet had not conceived any children so had no heir to his throne. This, as you can well imagine was quite a serious curse. With his dying breadth Sage Kindama cursed the king with the curse that if he should ever engage in lovemaking with his wives again he would die. King Pandu mistook them for a deer and shot them. King Pandu was hunting in the royal forest but unbeknown to him the sage and Rishi Kindama and his wife were engaged in love making in a secluded forest spot. Pandu was the son of Ambalika and the Rishi Veda Vyasa and father to the Pandava’s of the Mahabharata fame.

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Pandu and kunti marriage