Sharath Komarraju's Blog, page 23
August 15, 2022
Was Kunti a good mother?
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...
Why did Kunti divide Draupadi?
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...
Why did Kunti not accept Karna?
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...
August 12, 2022
How did Kunti recognize Karna?
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...
How was Kunti related to Krishna?
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...
August 11, 2022
How did Kunti give birth to Karna?
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...
August 7, 2022
Krishna: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Krishna is considered by many to be the main protagonist of the Mahabharata.
Krishna is the son of Devaki, the princess of Mathura, and Vasudeva, the prince of Shurasena. He takes birth inside a prison-cell and is then transported across the river Yamuna by Vasudeva to the house of Nanda and Yashoda in Vrindavan.
For the first fourteen years of his life, he is fostered at the cowherd settlement of Vrindavan. His half-brother Balarama, with whom he shares a father, is also present with him ...
August 4, 2022
Arjuna: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Arjuna is the third of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. His mother is Kunti, the adopted daughter of Kuntibhoja and wife of Pandu. His father is Indra, the king of the gods.
Right from his birth, Arjuna is considered by everyone around him to be a special child. He grows up favoured by his grandfather Bhishma and his preceptor Drona.
He displays remarkable levels of skill at archery, so much so that he quickly becomes one of the most impressive bowmen of his generation. In time, he gets pl...
August 2, 2022
Abhimanyu: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Abhimanyu is one of four sons of Arjuna, the third Pandava in the Mahabharata.
His mother is Subhadra who – as the sister of Balarama and Krishna – is the princess of Dwaraka, the impregnable fortress city built on the shores of the Western sea.
Abhimanyu plays a largely invisible part in the Mahabharata until the thirteenth day of the war, during which he takes on the might of the Kaurava army on his own. He penetrates a complex military formation called the Chakra Vyuha: the ‘wheel strat...
July 25, 2022
Kunti: 14 Questions about the Mahabharata Heroine Answered
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. She is the biological daughter of King Shurasena but is fostered in the court of Kuntibhoja. Her maiden name is Pritha.
As a young girl, Kunti gets a boon from Sage Durvasa that she can summon any god of her choice and have son with him. She can repeat the chant any number of times, and she can even share it with other people.
After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti becomes the primary binding force between the five brothers. She la...