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
因圣者之诅咒，般度被禁绝夫妻之乐；故由昆蒂之胎，凭法王、风神伐由与帝释天因陀罗之加持，诞生了由提施提罗、毗摩与阿周那三位大车战士。又由摩德丽之胎，凭双阿湿毗尼天子而生那俱罗与娑诃提婆。其后，五位般度之子又由德劳帕蒂之胎各得一子，共成五子——他们正是你的叔父。
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.