How exactly did Kunti's boon work? - Page 3

Vaisampayana continued, "Hearing these words of hers Surya said, 'So be it!' And that ranger of the skies, that enemy of Swarbhanu, with soul absorbed in Yoga, entered into Kunti, and touched her on the navel. At this, that damsel, on account of Surya's energy, became stupefied. And that reverend lady then fell down on her bed, deprived of her senses. Surya then addressed her, saying, 'I will now depart, O thou of graceful hips! Thou shalt bring forth a son who will become the foremost of all wielders of weapons. At the same time thou shalt remain a virgin.'"

Vaisampayana continued, "Then, O foremost of kings, as the highly effulgent Surya was about to depart, that girl bashfully said unto him, 'So be it!' And it was thus that the daughter of king Kuntibhoja, importuned by Surya, had after soliciting a son from him, fallen down stupefied on that excellent bed, like a broken creeper. And it was thus that deity of fierce rays, stupefying her, entered into her by virtue of Yoga power, and placed his own self within her womb. The deity, however, did not sully her by deflowering her in the flesh. And after Surya had gone away, that girl regained her consciousness."

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Vaisampayana said, "It was, O lord of earth, on the first day of the lighted fortnight during the tenth month of the year that Pritha conceived a son like the lord himself of the stars in the firmament. And that damsel of excellent hips from fear of her friends, concealed her conception, so that no one knew her condition. And as the damsel lived entirely in the apartments assigned to the maidens and carefully concealed her condition, no one except her nurse knew the truth. And in due time that beauteous maiden, by the grace of deity, brought forth a son resembling a very god. And even like his father, the child was equipped in a coat of mail, and decked with brilliant ear-rings. And he was possessed of leonine eyes and shoulders like those of a bull. And no sooner was the beauteous girl delivered of a child, then she consulted with her nurse and placed the infant in a commodious and smooth box made of wicker work and spread over with soft sheets and furnished with a costly pillow. And its surface was laid over with wax, and it was encased in a rich cover. And with tears in her eyes, she carried the infant to the river Aswa, and consigned the basket to its waters.

KMG, Vana Parva, Section 305-306.

Originally posted by: proteeti

And in due time that beauteous maiden, by the grace of deity, brought forth a son resembling a very god. And even like his father, the child was equipped in a coat of mail, and decked with brilliant ear-rings.

I never wondered this before, but after becoming a mother and having gone through childbirth...how the heck did Kunti give birth to a baby wearing a freaking coat of mail and earrings? 🤪🤣 My poor tender uterus is just throbbing at the thought.

Originally posted by: RamKiSeeta

I never wondered this before, but after becoming a mother and having gone through childbirth...how the heck did Kunti give birth to a baby wearing a freaking coat of mail and earrings? 🤪🤣 My poor tender uterus is just throbbing at the thought.

My be the mail coat was soft n mushy inside the womb n during birth n hardened after Karn exposed to air after birth (just my guess )

Originally posted by: Sutapasima

My be the mail coat was soft n mushy inside the womb n during birth n hardened after Karn exposed to air after birth (just my guess )

For Kunti's sake, I hope so. 😆

Originally posted by: NoraSM

Okay

How come her parents didn't know if she was pregnant with Karna for 9 months?

One more question -

Did Pandavas know that Pandu was their father?

Second question first: the Pandavas only knew Pandu to be their father, not the devas, as incorrectly shown in ⭐️Mahabharat. What Kunti and Madri did was niyoga, which was a legitimate way for a woman to get kids if her husband, for any reason, couldn't produce kids in her. It was true about Dhritarashtra, Pandu and the Pandavas.

First question - I think she successfully concealed it, and once Karna was born, set him afloat. She did have a maid back her, whom Mahabharat named 'Priyamvada' 😆

Originally posted by: proteeti

Oops yeah they did. 🤣

Yudi and Arjun had the maximum contact with their bio dads.

Oh no, in neither of those encounters did either Yama nor Indra tell them that they were their real fathers.

Originally posted by: RamKiSeeta

I never wondered this before, but after becoming a mother and having gone through childbirth...how the heck did Kunti give birth to a baby wearing a freaking coat of mail and earrings? 🤪🤣 My poor tender uterus is just throbbing at the thought.

He could have gotten that kavach-kundala after he was born: after all, Surya-dev gave it to protect him since Kunti was uncomfortable w/ the idea of leaving him totally defenseless

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

Oh no, in neither of those encounters did either Yama nor Indra tell them that they were their real fathers.

Did Indra not really tell Arjun ever when he lived in Swarga? 😕

Originally posted by: RamKiSeeta

I never wondered this before, but after becoming a mother and having gone through childbirth...how the heck did Kunti give birth to a baby wearing a freaking coat of mail and earrings? 🤪🤣 My poor tender uterus is just throbbing at the thought.

That definitely would have been a later addition. Would not have been in original Jaya.

The way today's people try mamothify the contributions of Karna would have been the trend earlier too

Originally posted by: RamKiSeeta

For Kunti's sake, I hope so. 😆