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Just before the great war, Kṛṣṇa had revealed all this to her son Arjuna in words immortalized in the

Kuntī then invoked Indra, who came to her and begot Arjuna. These five sons of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva) then came to be known as

delivered the Pāṇḍavas from this last calamity, and seeing that all His plans were fulfilled, Lord Kṛṣṇa For years Duryodhana had tormented Queen Kuntī’s family, but Kṛṣṇa had protected them at every turn – Kuntī was overwhelmed, and she prayed to Kṛṣṇa from the core of her heart.

Kuntī’s spontaneous glorification of Lord Kṛṣṇa and her description of the spiritual path are immortalized

Then, after some unsuccessful attempts to quell the hostilities, Yudhiṣṭhira sent Kṛṣṇa Himself to secure

My dear Kṛṣṇa, Your Lordship has protected us from the poisoned cake, from a great fire, from cannibals

When she saw the missile flying straight at her, Uttarā immediately ran to the shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa protected the Pāṇḍavas and their mother Kuntī from imminent death by stopping the weapon’s uncontrollable

Kuntī and the Pāṇḍavas repeatedly escaped death, for they were under the loving protection of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Only Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Pāṇḍavas, and a few others survived the massacre.

Kṛṣṇa had accomplished His purpose of “annihilating the miscreants” by orchestrating the destruction

Kuntī’s words – the simple and illuminating outpourings of the soul of a great and saintly woman devotee – reveal both the deepest transcendental emotions of the heart and the most profound philosophical and

(verses 18 through 43 of the eighth chapter), yet they are considered a philosophical, theological, and The present book (Teachings of Queen Kuntī) includes those inspired verses and an illuminating commentary renowned Vedic scholar and spiritual leader. This book offers the reader a deeper look into what it means to live immersed in a spiritual life and opens a window into the thoughts and experiences of both Queen Kuntī and Śrīla Prabhupāda, two elevated

Meanwhile, Pāṇḍu had taken two wives, Mādrī and Kuntī. The Mahābhārata relates that Kuntī “was gifted with beauty and character; she rejoiced in the law [dharma ] and was great in her vows.” When she was a child, her father Śūrasena had given her in adoption to his childless cousin and close One day the powerful sage and mystic Durvāsā came there and was pleased by Kuntī’s selfless service.

As Kuntī approached the Lord’s chariot and began to address Him, her immediate purpose was to persuade Him to remain in Hastināpura and protect the Pāṇḍava government from reprisals:

Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant In order to deliver the pious and annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles

So he renounced the throne and retired with his wives to the forest. After worshiping him and repeating an invocation Durvāsā had taught her, she united with Dharma and, as the child was born, a voice with no visible source said, “This child will be called Yudhiṣṭhira, and He will be splendid, determined, renounced, and famous throughout the three worlds.”

Some time after Pāṇḍu ascended to the throne, Dhṛtarāṣṭra married Gāndhārī and fathered one hundred sons This was the ruling family of the Kaurava dynasty, of whom the eldest was the ambitious and cruel Duryodhana

After Pāṇḍu’s death, the sages living in the forest brought the five young princes and Kuntī to the Kaurava capital city of the kingdom, the five boys were raised in royal style under the guidance of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and

Now, since Pāṇḍu had retired from the throne and gone to the forest, Dhṛtarāṣṭra had temporarily assumed However, long before that time Pāṇḍu died as a result of the curse, and Mādrī gave up her life as well

Driven by uncontrollable jealousy, Duryodhana plotted against the Pāṇḍavas, and with the hesitant approval He made several attempts on their lives in Hastināpura, and then he brought them to a provincial palace and tried to assassinate them by having it set on fire.