Character

貢蒂

कुन्तीKuntī

verses
1,425
books
18
chapters
464
Parent of
堅戰, 怖軍, 阿周那, 迦爾納

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 貢蒂, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    1,162 verses · 367 chapters

    All 1,162 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 1,477 verses

    • 3.290.9

      他以瑜伽之力化作二身而来，且光辉炽盛；继而以极其柔和、调和的语调对昆蒂开口。

    • 3.291.8

      昆蒂说道：“天神啊，我父亲掌护于我，我母亲与诸亲亦然。只要他们仍为我之监护，此举便是违越正法之仪。”

    • 15.22.7

      他走近母亲昆蒂说道：“婆罗多族中的雄牛啊，我将去寻国王；你应当返回。”

  2. Bhagavatam

    89 verses · 21 chapters

    All 89 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.49.1

      舒迦提婆说：阿克鲁罗前往哈斯提那补罗，那城以普罗婆王族的荣耀而著称。在那里他见到持国王、毗湿摩、毗度罗与普丽塔（昆蒂），又见到巴赫利迦及其子苏摩达多；并见到德罗纳阿阇黎、克利帕阿阇黎、迦尔纳、苏约陀那、德罗尼（阿湿瓦塔摩）、般度诸子以及其他亲密友人。

    • 10.82.17

      普丽塔（昆蒂）见到兄弟姊妹及其子女，又见到父母、兄弟之妻，并得见主穆昆达；与他们交谈之际，她的忧苦便消散了。

    • 10.58.7

      随后主前去探望祂的姑母——昆蒂王后。祂向她俯首致敬，昆蒂以深情湿润的双眼拥抱了祂。施利·奎师那询问昆蒂与儿媳德罗帕蒂的安康；她们也详尽地问起祂在德瓦拉卡的亲族近况。

  3. Devi Bhagavatam

    52 verses · 7 chapters

    All 52 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 2.6.8

      吠陀的知晓者宣称，般度也有两位妻子：苏罗犀那之女贡蒂，以及出生于摩德罗国的玛德利。

    • 2.7.35

      在完成所有最后的仪式后，持国国王与甘陀利（Gandhari）、贡蒂（Kunti）和维杜罗（Vidura）一起迅速进入了森林。

    • 2.8.1

      苏塔说：第三天，持国国王与他的妻子及昆蒂在森林中被林火焚身而亡。

  4. Bhagavad Gita

    24 verses · 11 chapters

    • 1.16

      昆提之子、国王优提士提罗吹响名为“无尽胜”（Anantavijaya）的法螺；那库罗与萨诃提婆亦分别吹响“善音”（Sughoṣa）与“宝花”（Maṇipuṣpaka）之螺。

    • 2.14

      感官与境的接触啊，昆提之子，它们带来寒与热、乐与苦；它们来而复去，皆无常——婆罗多之裔啊，你当忍受之。

    • 3.9

      除为祭祀（yajña）而行之业外，此世因业而系缚。故昆蒂之子啊，为此目的而行事，离于执著而修行。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 貢蒂 matters most.

  1. Yudhishthira-adi Utpatti Varnanam

    Devi Bhagavatam 2.6 · 34 verses

  2. Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती-सूर्यसंवादः)

    Mahabharata 3.290 · 25 verses

    Young princess whose curiosity initiates a binding ritual act

  3. Kuntī-Sūrya-saṃvāda: Autonomy, Reputation, and the Promise of Karṇa

    Mahabharata 3.291 · 25 verses

    Young princess negotiating consent, dharma, and reputation…

  4. Kuntī’s Resolve to Depart for the Forest

    Mahabharata 15.22 · 24 verses

    Moral center and renunciant decision-maker

  5. Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 113: Maryādā-sthāpana (Śvetaketu’s Boundary) and the Niyoga Deliberation of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī

    Mahabharata 1.113 · 23 verses

    Agent of continuity whose consent, capacity, and ritual…

  6. Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)

    Mahabharata 3.289 · 23 verses

    Exemplar of disciplined hospitality

  7. Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket

    Mahabharata 3.292 · 23 verses

    Central agent torn between maternal love and social peril

  8. Draupadī’s Arrival, Kuntī’s Unintended Utterance, and the Decision for Fraternal Unity

    Mahabharata 1.182 · 7 verses

    Catalyst of the crisis: her habitual instruction about shared…

  9. Kuntī-Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth

    Mahabharata 15.38 · 21 verses

    Confessor and moral witness

  10. Kuntī’s Consolation to Draupadī and Lament for the Dispossessed Pandavas (सभा पर्व, अध्याय 70)

    Mahabharata 2.70 · 21 verses

    Moral center of the domestic sphere: she counsels Draupadī…

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Karna

    Mahabharata 1.104

  2. Draupadi's Svayamvara

    Mahabharata 1.176-1.182

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