Karna, a skilled archer and belonging to a lower caste, was often mistreated as he was raised by Adirath, a charioteer, and his wife, Radha. Karna’s true identity is never revealed until the end of the Kurukshetra War. Kunti decides to bring up all the five children together. Pandu dies of a curse of Rishi Kimdam along with Madri. Madri, the second wife of Pandu invokes the Ashwini Kumaras to bear Nakula and Sehdeva. She later marries Pandu, son of Vichitravirya and invokes other deities to give her three sons, Yudhistir, Bhim and Arjun. However, Kunti, as an unmarried woman, sets Karna afloat on the river Ganga to avoid embarrassment. Out of curiosity, she tests the boon, calling upon the Sun God and is granted a son named Karna. ![]() ![]() In Kuntibhoj, Princess Kunti obtains a boon from the sage Durvasa whereby she may invoke any deity and bear his child.
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