Character
クンティー
कुन्तीKuntī
- verses
- 1,425
- books
- 18
- chapters
- 464
What the texts say
In the Mahabharata, Kunti (Pritha) is the daughter of Shura, a Yadava chief. Mahabharata 1.104.1 Her son Karna tells Krishna that she, unmarried, conceived him by the Sun god and set him adrift. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 5.140.4, 5.140.3 The Mahabharata says that through the sage Durvasa's mantra, Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna were born to Kunti by grace of Dharma, Vayu and Indra. Mahabharata 5.142.19Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.114 When her sons announced "Alms" for the maiden Draupadi, Kunti, not looking, said to share it, and called it a grave mistake. Mahabharata 1.182.1, 1.182.2 In the Bhagavata Purana, Kunti thanks Krishna for protecting them from fire, exile and battle. Bhagavatam 1.8.24
Where to read
Every verse that names クンティー, book by book.
- 10.49.1
シュカデーヴァは語った。アクルーラは、パウラヴァ王家の栄光に彩られた都ハスティナープラへ赴いた。そこで彼は、ドリタラーシュトラ、ビーシュマ、ヴィドゥラ、そしてプリター(クンティー)を見、さらにバーリカとその子ソーマダッタにも会った。また、ドローナ・アーチャーリヤ、クリパ・アーチャーリヤ、カルナ、スヨーダナ、ドラウニ(アシュヴァッターマー)、パーンダヴァたち、その他の親しい友人をも見た。
- 10.82.17
プṛター(クンティー)は兄弟姉妹とその子ら、さらに両親、兄弟の妻たち、そして主ムクンダに会い、語り合ううちに悲しみを忘れた。
- 10.58.7
それから主は叔母クンティー王妃のもとへ赴かれた。主が礼拝して頭を垂れると、クンティーは深い愛情に目を潤ませて主を抱きしめた。シュリー・クリシュナはクンティーと嫁ドラウパディーの安否を問われ、彼女らはまた、ドヴァーラカーの親族について長く尋ねた。
- 10.49.1
Bhagavad Gita
24 verses · 11 chapters
Also named in
- Skanda Purana17 verses
- Padma Purana15 verses
- Mudgala Purana11 verses
- Agni Purana9 verses
- Matsya Purana9 verses
- Garuda Purana9 verses
- Brahmanda Purana9 verses
- Brahma Purana7 verses
- Vishnu Purana4 verses
- Narada Purana3 verses
- Markandeya Purana2 verses
- Linga Purana1 verse
- Narasimha Purana1 verse
- Kurma Purana1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where クンティー matters most.
Yudhishthira-adi Utpatti Varnanam
Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती-सूर्यसंवादः)
Young princess whose curiosity initiates a binding ritual act
Kuntī-Sūrya-saṃvāda: Autonomy, Reputation, and the Promise of Karṇa
Young princess negotiating consent, dharma, and reputation…
Kuntī’s Resolve to Depart for the Forest
Moral center and renunciant decision-maker
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 113: Maryādā-sthāpana (Śvetaketu’s Boundary) and the Niyoga Deliberation of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī
Agent of continuity whose consent, capacity, and ritual…
Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)
Exemplar of disciplined hospitality
Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket
Central agent torn between maternal love and social peril
Draupadī’s Arrival, Kuntī’s Unintended Utterance, and the Decision for Fraternal Unity
Catalyst of the crisis: her habitual instruction about shared…
Kuntī-Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
Confessor and moral witness
Kuntī’s Consolation to Draupadī and Lament for the Dispossessed Pandavas (सभा पर्व, अध्याय 70)
Moral center of the domestic sphere: she counsels Draupadī…
Key episodes
The Birth of Karna
Mahabharata 1.104
Draupadi's Svayamvara
Mahabharata 1.176-1.182
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