{"id":74475,"date":"2025-07-01T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=74475"},"modified":"2025-06-25T18:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:32:32","slug":"the-birth-of-the-pandavas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/the-birth-of-the-pandavas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of the Pandavas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the days that followed, Kunti prepared herself to call the Devas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want my first child to have, first of all, the qualities of justice and righteousness,\u201d she thought, \u201cso I will call Yamaraja.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

From the union of the Deva who rules justice and the passage of souls from one body to another, a male was born who was called Yudhisthira.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow I want a son who is as strong as no one has ever been,\u201d Kunti thought. \u201cI will call Vayu.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And a second male was born who was named Bhima.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow I desire a third son who will be the bravest in combat. I will have this child with Indra.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And from their union, Arjuna was born.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At that point, feeling completely satisfied, she decided not to procreate anymore. But seeing Madri dejected, Kunti smiled at her and said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDear friend, I know that you too want children very much. Now I will teach you the mantra, so that you can procreate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wanting to have a beautiful offspring with great erudition and wisdom, Madri appealed to the Ashvini Kumara twins, the doctors of the Devas, and from them she had two twins whom she named Nakula and Sahadeva.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although they were not Pandu\u2019s direct sons, they were always known as the five Pandavas, because they were born to his wives.<\/span><\/p>\n



\nThis is a section of the book \u201cMaha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2\u201d.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>To buy the complete book, <\/span>click here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n



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