Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 27
The Kuru Line, Bhīṣma and Vyāsa; Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit, and Future Kings
Chandravaṁśa Continuation
शापान्मैथुनरुद्धस्य पाण्डो: कुन्त्यां महारथा: । जाता धर्मानिलेन्द्रेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरमुखास्त्रय: ॥ २७ ॥ नकुल: सहदेवश्च माद्रयां नासत्यदस्रयो: । द्रौपद्यां पञ्च पञ्चभ्य: पुत्रास्ते पितरोऽभवन् ॥ २८ ॥
śāpān maithuna-ruddhasya pāṇḍoḥ kuntyāṁ mahā-rathāḥ jātā dharmānilendrebhyo yudhiṣṭhira-mukhās trayaḥ
Por la maldición de un sabio, Pāṇḍu quedó impedido de la vida conyugal; por ello, en el vientre de Kuntī nacieron tres grandes guerreros—Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma y Arjuna—engendrados por Dharmarāja, por Vāyu, señor del viento, y por Indra. En el vientre de Mādrī nacieron Nakula y Sahadeva, engendrados por los dos Aśvinī-kumāras. Luego, en el vientre de Draupadī, los cinco Pāṇḍavas engendraron cinco hijos—ellos fueron tus tíos.
FAQs
This verse states that Pāṇḍu was restrained from conjugal life due to a curse, so Kuntī bore sons through Dharma, Vāyu, and Indra—resulting in Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates the royal genealogies and explains the divine parentage of Kuntī’s three sons.
Even when circumstances impose restrictions, one can remain aligned with dharma and seek higher guidance, trusting that righteous outcomes can arise through lawful and divinely sanctioned means.