Pandu
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For the Tamil actor, see Pandu (actor). For the locality in Guwahati, see Pandu, Guwahati. For the 2021 film, see Pandu (film).
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.
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Affiliation | Kuru dynasty, Chandravamsha |
Weapon | Bow and arrow |
Family | Parents (see Niyoga) Half-Brothers |
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Children | Sons from Kunti Sons from Madri |
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