कुन्ती
Also known as पृथा · Pritha
Kunti (Pritha) is the daughter of Shurasena, sister of Vasudeva and therefore Krishna's paternal aunt; she is called Kunti from her adoption by Kuntibhoja. She is Pandu's wife and mother of Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna; by the mantra received from Durvasa, Karna was her firstborn. The Kunti-stuti of SB 1.8.18-43 is among the most celebrated prayers in the Bhagavata: she welcomes calamity as a blessing — 'vipadah santu tah shashvat' (SB 1.8.25) — and finally asks not for protection but for the severing of her bonds of affection and for devotion as unbroken as the Ganga's flow (SB 1.8.41-42).
Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 1.8.3 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned oldid=196197)
Kunti is the wife of Pandu. Source evidence (SB 1.8.7): Kunti is the wife of Pandu; SB 1.8.7 calls the brothers 'Pandu-putran' and at SB 1.8.23 Kunti calls them her sons. Evidence: STRONG_CONTEXT.
Mother Yudhishthira KingKunti is the mother of Yudhishthira. Source evidence (SB 1.9.13): Yudhishthira is the son of Kunti (Pritha): at SB 1.9.13 Bhishma speaks of Pritha as the young widow with small children, and at SB 1.8.23 Kunti says 'with my sons'. Direction: son -> mother. Evidence: STRONG_CONTEXT.
Daughter Shurasena KingKunti is the daughter of Shurasena. Source evidence (SB 1.14.26): Kunti is the daughter of Shura: 'shuro matamahah' (SB 1.14.26), Yudhishthira's maternal grandfather, that is, his mother Kunti's father. Direction: daughter -> father. Evidence: EXPLICIT.
Sister Vasudeva HumanKunti is the sister of Vasudeva. Source evidence (SB 1.14.26): Kunti is Vasudeva's sister: at SB 1.14.26 Vasudeva is called Yudhishthira's maternal uncle and at SB 1.14.27 Devaki and the others his aunts, which establishes the sibling relation. This is the ground of Krishna being 'matuleya' at SB 1.9.20. Evidence: STRONG_CONTEXT.
Mother Arjuna KingKunti is the mother of Arjuna. Source evidence (SB 1.9.13): Arjuna is the son of Kunti; included among Pritha's young children at SB 1.9.13 and in 'sahatmaja' at SB 1.8.23. Direction: son -> mother. Evidence: STRONG_CONTEXT.
Mother Bhimasena KingKunti is the mother of Bhimasena. Source evidence (SB 1.9.13): Bhimasena is the son of Kunti; per SB 1.9.13 and SB 1.8.23. Direction: son -> mother. Evidence: STRONG_CONTEXT.
'vipadah santu tah shashvat tatra tatra jagad-guro bhavato darshanam yat syad apunar-bhava-darshanam' (SB 1.8.25) — among the most celebrated prayers in the Bhagavata.
'sneha-pasham imam chindhi dridham pandushu vrishnishu' (SB 1.8.41) — she asks not for protection but for detachment.
'ratim udvahatad addha gangevaugham udanvati' (SB 1.8.42).
'samsthite 'tirathe pandau pritha bala-praja vadhuh yushmat-krite bahun kleshan prapta' (SB 1.9.13).
'ekanta-bhaktya bhagavaty adhokshaje niveshitatmoparara samsriteh' (SB 1.15.33) — the fulfilment of her prayer at SB 1.8.41-42.
Kunti is the mother of the Pandavas: 'vimocitaham ca sahatmaja' (SB 1.8.23), 'I together with my sons'; at SB 1.8.41 she calls them 'svakeshu', her own. Direction: mother -> sons. Evidence: STRONG_CONTEXT.
