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Kunti Odt

Kunti uses a boon given to her by a sage to invoke gods and bear children from them, including Yudhishthira from Dharma, Bhima from Vayu, and Arjuna from Indra. She also helps Madri bear the twins Nakula and Sahadeva from the Ashwini Kumaras. Gandhari gives birth to 100 sons including Duryodhana after being pregnant for 18 months. The Kauravas grow up evil under Duryodhana while the Pandavas are righteous. After years of study, a competition is held where Arjuna wins but Karna, the son of a charioteer, challenges him. It is revealed K

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Kunti Odt

Kunti uses a boon given to her by a sage to invoke gods and bear children from them, including Yudhishthira from Dharma, Bhima from Vayu, and Arjuna from Indra. She also helps Madri bear the twins Nakula and Sahadeva from the Ashwini Kumaras. Gandhari gives birth to 100 sons including Duryodhana after being pregnant for 18 months. The Kauravas grow up evil under Duryodhana while the Pandavas are righteous. After years of study, a competition is held where Arjuna wins but Karna, the son of a charioteer, challenges him. It is revealed K

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Kunti uses her boon, given to her by Sage Durvasa, to invoke gods of her choice and obtain children from

them. She begets Yudhishthira from Yama (the god of death and righteousness), Bhima from Vayu (the god


of wind) and Arjuna from Indra (the king of the gods). She also chants the boon for Madri, and Madri
obtains twins - Nakula and Sahadeva - from the Ashwini Kumaras. Gandhari gives birth to a lump of flesh
after being pregnant for nearly 18 months, and but the lump of flesh is cut in 101 pieces by veda vyasa,
and these pieces are transformed into children - the 100 Kauravas and Dushala - by the sage Vyasa.
Years pass, and the Kauravas grow up to be evil, led by their eldest brother Duryodhana, who is highly
influenced by his uncle Shakuni contray to Pandavas who are righteous. Pandava return to Hastinapur with
Kunti, after the death of Pandu and Madri. All princes are sent to study to Dronacharya
Years pass, and the princes return to Hastinapur, where they are engaged into a competition of showcasing
their skills. Arjuna wins the competition, but Karna, son of a charioteer, gatecrashes the competition and
challenges Arjuna. Kunti realizes that Karna is her son whom she had obtained from Surya, the Sun God,
long before marriage. Arjuna, in between, also befriends Lord Krishna, his cousin (Lord Krishna's father
was Vasudev, brother of Kunti) and King of Dwarka. The Kaurava along with Karna tries to kill the
Pandavas, but the Pandavas save themselves. Pandavas force themselves into exile, pretending to be
dead. Bheema marries Hidimba, an ogress, and the couple begets a son, Ghatotkacha. The Pandavas
then together marry Draupadi, the princess of Panchala, born from fire. The Pandavas return to Hastinapur
and justify their polyandry. Soon, the Kuru Kingdom is divided - The Pandavas get a new kingdom
- Khandavprastha. Arjuna destroys the Khandava. They renovate the town, and rename it as Indraprastha.
Prosperity of Indraprastha angered Duryodhana. A jealous Duryodhana summons Pandavas for a dice
game, where Yudhishthira lost his kingdom, brothers and their common wife. Draupadi is dragged and
humiliated in open-court, however Krishna saves her honour at the end. The Pandavas and Draupadi, as a
result of losing, are forced into a 12-year exile and a year of incognito. After excile Pandavas reunite with
their children - the Upapandavas (the 5 sons of Draupadi) and Abhimanyu (the son of Arjuna and
Subhadra). Abhimanyu is married to Uttaraa, the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna.

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