Pandu

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Pandu (Sanskrit: पाण्डु, romanized: Pāṇḍu, lit.'pale') was a king of the Kuru Kingdom. He was the foster-father of the five Pandava brothers, who were the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deities, owing to his inability to bear children following sage Kindama's curse. He belonged to the Kuru Dynasty.

Pandu
A late 17th-century painting of Pandu (right) and Kunti from Kashmir
Personal Information
AffiliationKuru dynasty, Chandravamsha
WeaponBow and arrow
FamilyParents (see Niyoga)
Half-Brothers
Spouses
ChildrenSons from Kunti Sons from Madri
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