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| Pandu | |
|---|---|
 A late 17th-century painting of Pandu (right) and Kunti from Kashmir | |
| Maharaja of Kuru | |
| Predecessor | Vichitravirya |
| Successor | Dhritarashtra |
| Spouses | Kunti Madri |
| Issue | |
| House | Hastinapura |
| Dynasty | Kuruvamsha-Chandravamsha |
| Father | Vyasa |
| Mother | Ambalika |
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Pandu (Sanskrit: पाण्डु, romanized: Pāṇḍu, lit. 'pale') was the king of Kuru Kingdom, with capital at Hastinapur in the epic Mahabharata. He was the foster-father of the five Pandavas, who are the central characters of the epic.[1]
Pandu was born pale, to Vichitravirya's second wife, Ambalika. Pandu married Kunti and Madri. Following sage Kindama's curse, his sons were born through the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deities, owing to his inability to bear children.[2]
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (21 February 2020). "Pandu, Pāṇḍu, Paṇḍu, Pandū, Pamdu, Pamde: 38 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide", by Roshen Dalal, p. 230, publisher = Penguin Books India